document.write( "Question 987627: 1. four times the sum of -2 and a number yields the difference between 10 and 5 times the number is? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The other tutor interpreted \"the difference between 10 and 5\" as \r\n" );
document.write( "simply 10-5. I'm quite sure that's not the way you were supposed \r\n" );
document.write( "to interpret it.  So I'm quite sure -8 is NOT the correct solution.\r\n" );
document.write( "Here is the correct way to interpret it: \r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "four times the sum of -2 and a number yields the difference between 10 and 5 times the number.
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document.write( "Change \"a number\" and \"the number to N:\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "four times the sum of -2 and N yields the difference between 10 and 5 times N.
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document.write( "Change \"the sum of -2 and N\" to (-2+N)\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "four times (-2+N) yields the difference between 10 and 5 times N.
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document.write( "Change \"5 times N\" to 5N\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "four times (-2+N) yields the difference between 10 and 5N.
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document.write( "Change \"four times (-2+N)\" to 4(-2+N)\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "4(-2+N) yields the difference between 10 and 5N.
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document.write( "Change \"the difference between 10 and 5N\" to 10-5N\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "4(-2+N) yields 10-5N
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document.write( "Change \"yields\" to an equal sign\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "4(-2+N) = 10-5N
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document.write( "Now you can finish by yourself.\r\n" );
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