document.write( "Question 844387: Ten less than three times a number is 25. What is the number?
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\n" ); document.write( "3-10n=25
\n" ); document.write( "3+3-10n=25+3
\n" ); document.write( "10n/10=28/10
\n" ); document.write( "n=2.8
\n" ); document.write( "3-10x2.8= -25 .... I've tried switching it so it's 10-3n=25, or 10n-3=25. I think I'm doing it wrong because I Don't really understand what 10 less than 3 means; please help me!
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Ten less than three times a number is 25. What is the number?
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\n" ); document.write( "n is \"the number\"
\n" ); document.write( "3 times the number is 3n
\n" ); document.write( "10 less is 3n - 10
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