document.write( "Question 992505: the difference between one more than three times a number is 17. find the smaller number \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let number be \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the difference between \"1\" more than \"three\" times a number is \"17\", we have \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283x%2B1%29-x=17\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x-x%2B1=17\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=17-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=16%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=8%29\"=> the smaller number\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B1=25\"=> the larger number\r
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