document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=958121>Question 958121</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I'm having a hard time with turning word problems into equations. I keep getting them wrong. Please help me to understand. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here is the problem: the difference of two numbers is 8. Five times the smaller number equals the greater number. Find the numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From what I understand, the difference means x - x = 8 (8 is the difference)  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let 5x = smaller number <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Greater - x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So: 5x - x = 8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "But my answer is wrong. It said the right answer is 5x = 8 + x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "But i dont get it? If it's addition why did the problem use the word \"difference \" please help. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hello, I'm having a hard time with turning word problems into equations. I keep getting them wrong. Please help me to understand. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here is the problem: the difference of two numbers is 8. Five times the smaller number equals the greater number. Find the numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "From what I understand, the difference means x - x = 8 (8 is the difference)  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let 5x = smaller number <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Greater - x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So: 5x - x = 8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "But my answer is wrong. It said the right answer is 5x = 8 + x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "But i dont get it? If it's addition why did the problem use the word \"difference \" please help. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">Let SMALLER NUMBER be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then LARGER NUMBER = x + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also, x + 8 = 5x (The smaller number CANNOT BE 5x....Remember, it's SMALLER)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 = 5x - x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SMALLER NUMBER, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+8%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+8%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "LARGER NUMBER: 5(2), or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2810%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2810%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By the way, your equation: 5x - x = 8  is the same as: 5x = 8 + x, as long as you're aware that x is the SMALLER NUMBER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From any of these two, you will get what I got!! </SPAN>\n" );
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