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document.write( "For a recent year the number of men in the us Senate totaled 4 more than 5 times the number of women.
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document.write( " x + (5x+4) = 100
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document.write( "    6x = 96
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document.write( "     x = 16, number of women.  There were 84 men   
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document.write( "   16 + 84 = 100
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