document.write( "Question 976614: five times the difference of a number and two is seven more then that number \n" ); document.write( "
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let n= \"the number
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for exactly what it says.
\n" ); document.write( "\"five times the difference of a number and two is seven more then that number\"
\n" ); document.write( "5(n-2) = n + 7
\n" ); document.write( "solve the equation in the normal way
\n" ); document.write( "5n - 10 = n + 7
\n" ); document.write( "5n - n = 7 + 10
\n" ); document.write( "4n = 17
\n" ); document.write( "n = 17/4
\n" ); document.write( "n = 4.25
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\n" ); document.write( "See if that checks out
\n" ); document.write( "5(4.25-2) = 4.25 + 7
\n" ); document.write( "5(2.25) = 11.25
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