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\n" ); document.write( "Nine more than a number is the same as a quarter of the number, subtracted from twenty-four. What is the number?
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document.write( "Let x be an unknown number.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then x + 9 = 24 - x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve it:\r\n" );
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document.write( "x = 24-9 = 15,\r\n" );
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document.write( "x = 15 :  = 12.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer. x = 12.\r\n" );
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