document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=984178>Question 984178</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  a student was asked to multiply a number by 23 by mistake he multiply it by 32 and hid answer was 162 more than the actual answer. what is a number?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=a number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32x=23x+162<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x=162<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The number was 18. </SPAN>\n" );
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