document.write( "Question 954157: seven less than five times a number is the same as that number increased by twenty-nine \n" ); document.write( "
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n=number
\n" ); document.write( "5n-7=n+29 Add 7 to each side.
\n" ); document.write( "5n=n+36 Subtract n from each side.
\n" ); document.write( "4n=36 Divide each side by 4.
\n" ); document.write( "n=9 ANSWER: The number is 9.
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\n" ); document.write( "5n-7=n+29
\n" ); document.write( "5(9)-7=9+29
\n" ); document.write( "45-7=38
\n" ); document.write( "38=38
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