document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=903533>Question 903533</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What value of a makes the statement below true?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 + a + (15) = 50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 + a + 15 = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 + 15 + a = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25 + a = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25 + a <font color=\"blue\">-25</font>= 50<font color=\"blue\">-25</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is a = 25 </SPAN>\n" );
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