document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=967128>Question 967128</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When the quantity of the sum of 5 times a number and 7 is decreased by 1, the result is 1 more than 6 times the number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the equation that models the verbal description, and what is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " What is the equation that models the verbal description?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5n+7)-1 = 6n+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and what is the number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n+6 = 6n+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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