document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1034901>Question 1034901</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Five times a number plus eight equals 28 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #649532 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=649532\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font color = blue>\"Five times a number plus eight equals 28\"</font> means 5*x+8 = 28 where x is the unknown number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5*x+8 = 28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5*x+8-8 = 28-8 <font color = blue>Subtract 8 from both sides (to undo the +8)</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5*x+0 = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5*x = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5*x/5 = 20/5 <font color = blue>Divide both sides by 5 (to undo the multiplication of 5)</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1*x/1 = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1*x = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So to wrap things up, the original sentence translates to the equation <font color=red>5*x+8 = 28</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When we solve 5*x+8 = 28 for x, we get <font color=red>x = 4</font>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the unknown number is <font color=red>4</font>.  </SPAN>\n" );
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