document.write( "Question 987365: five times the difference of a number from ten is forty? What is the nummber? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "five times the difference of a number
\n" ); document.write( "from ten is forty
\n" ); document.write( "5(10 - x) = 40
\n" ); document.write( "50 - 5x = 40
\n" ); document.write( "-5x = 40 - 50
\n" ); document.write( "-5x = -10
\n" ); document.write( "x = 2
\n" ); document.write( "The number is 2.
\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps :-)
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