document.write( "Question 912447: I'm thinking of a number
\n" ); document.write( "I multiply it by 12 and subtract 181
\n" ); document.write( "I get the same answer if I multiply by 4 and subtract 5
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\n" ); document.write( "you are thinking of a number \"x\"
\n" ); document.write( "when you multiply it by \"12\" and subtract \"181\":\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x-181\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you get the same answer if I multiply by \"4\" and subtract \"5\":\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "equal to \"4x-5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x-181=4x-5\" ..solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x-4x=181-5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x=176\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=176%2F8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=22\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, you are thinking of a number \"22\"
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