document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=787047>Question 787047</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Five times a number decreased by 18 minus 4 times the same number is 236.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the number? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x - (18 - 4x) = 236<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x -18 + 4x = 236<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x = 254<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 28.2222...<BR>\n" );
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