document.write( "Question 1006062: I think of a number subtract 5 and then divide by 3 if the result is 6 what was the original number? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Your chain of operations is .\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is 6. So, you have an equation \r\n" );
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document.write( " = 6.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence,\r\n" );
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document.write( "n - 5 = 3*6 = 18, and\r\n" );
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document.write( "n = 18 + 5 = 23.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer. 23.\r\n" );
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