document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=83720>Question 83720</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find less than six times a number is 104. Find the number </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I AM ASSUMING \"FIND\" SHOULD BE \"FOUR\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=the number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 6x=six times the number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And 6x-4=four less than six times the number and we are told this equals 104.  So our equation to solve is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x-4=104 add 4 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x-4+4=104+4 collect like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x=108  divide both sides by 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=18-----------the number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ck<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*18-4=104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "108-4=104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "104=104\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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