document.write( "Question 1004653: Two less than one-sixth of a certain number is 1 more than one-fourth that number. What is the number? \n" ); document.write( "
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(1/6)x - 2 = (1/4)x + 1
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\n" ); document.write( "2x - 24 = 3x + 12
\n" ); document.write( "and x = -36
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