document.write( "Question 884655: 20 less than 12 times a number is 64. What is the number? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's start by assigning our variable with a letter. I prefer n, but you can choose any letter (except the letter o).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Taking the problem step by step, we have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "12 times the number = 12n\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "20 less than 12 times the number = 12n - 20\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now, we equate the statement to 64:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "12n - 20 = 64
\n" ); document.write( "12n = 64 + 20
\n" ); document.write( "12n = 84
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n = 7\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, we have our answer as 7.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If you want to verify, you can multiply 7 by 12 (which is 84) and subtract 20 (which will give you 64).\r
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