document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1012732>Question 1012732</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate the following statement into an algebraic equation. let x represent the number. 1 less than 15 times a number is 9 times that same number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15x - 1 = 9x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember that the word \"is\" means \"equals.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Should you wish to solve this, we could subtract 15x from both sides and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1 = -6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then divide by -6 and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1/6 </SPAN>\n" );
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