document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=89190>Question 89190</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tutor, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am sorry this is not from the book, I just need to know if I wrote this correctly please help.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Translate the following statement into an algebraic equation.  Let x represent the number.  3 less than 20 times a number is 9 times that same number.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I came up with 3-20x=9x \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this the proper equation for this sentence?  Thank you inadvance for your help.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #64808 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=64808\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When you take 3 less of something, you are subtracting 3 from it. So if you take 3 away from 20 times a number it should look like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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