document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=889152>Question 889152</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this question: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 times a number is 14 less than 80. What is the number?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "three times the number is 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it equals to 80-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hence equations is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 14 = 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 14 - 14 = 80 -14 subtract 14 on both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 66 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x/3 = 66/3  divide by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number is 22 </SPAN>\n" );
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