document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=794384>Question 794384</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When 2 times a number is subtracted from 7 times the number, the result is 55. What is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "7x - 2x = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x/5 = 55/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7(11) - 2(11) = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "77 - 22 = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55 = 55 </SPAN>\n" );
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