document.write( "Question 842061: 1.Ten less than the product of x and 9 is 8.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Problem 1.) Ten less than the product of x and 9 is 8.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Problem 1.) Ten less than the product of x and 9 is 8.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 1.) Interpret the words.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Ten less than(-10) the product(multiplication) of x and 9 is(=) 8.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Problem 1.)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 2.) Put equation together.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9x-10=8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Problem 1.)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 3.) Solve for \"x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9x-10=8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9x-10%2B10=8%2B10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9x=18\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9x%2F9=18%2F9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Problem 1.)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 4.) Check using \"x=2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9x-10=8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9%282%29-10=8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18-10=8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8=8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Problem 1.)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 5.) Answer.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Problem 2.) Twice the difference of a number and 3 is the same as 1 added to three times the number. Find the number.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 1.) Interpret the words.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Twice(multiply by 2) the difference(-) of a number(x) and 3 is(=) the same as 1 added(+) to three times the number(3x). Find the number.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Problem 2.)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 2.) Put equation together.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x-3%29=3x%2B1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Problem 2.)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 3.) Solve for \"x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x-3%29=3x%2B1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-6=3x%2B1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-2x-6=3x-2x%2B1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-6=x%2B1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-6-1=x%2B1-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-7=x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Problem 2.)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 4.) Check using \"x=-7\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x-3%29=3x%2B1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28%28-7%29-3%29=3%28-7%29%2B1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-14-6=-21%2B1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-20=-20\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 5.) Answer.\r
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