document.write( "Question 1011238: One hundred and eighty is the product of a number and another number that is five times the original number. Whats the original number ? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "let the original number be $\"x\"$
\n" ); document.write( "if another number that is five times the original number, another number is $\"5x\"$
\n" ); document.write( "if the product of a number and another number is $\"180\"$ , we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2A5x=180\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x%5E2=180\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2=180%2F5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2=36\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=sqrt%2836%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=6\"$ or $\"x=-6\"$ \r
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