document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=986185>Question 986185</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Greg bats in 7 cricket matches. In the 8th match he makes 9 runs and his average decreased by one. Let x be the average of seven matches, make an equation and find the value of x. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the average of 7 matches is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">, then the total runs scored in the 7 matches must be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 7x\">.  Then the total runs scored in 8 matches has to be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 7x\ +\ 9\">, and the average for 8 matches is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{7x\ +\ 9}{8}\">.  This average is one less than the 7 match average, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{7x\ +\ 9}{8}\ =\ x\ -\ 1\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it </SPAN>\n" );
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