document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=90815>Question 90815</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate statement into algebriac equation. Let X represent the number, 12 less than 5 a number is 18.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this the correct anwer? (12 - 5)= 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   Translate statement into algebriac equation. Let X represent the number, 12 less than 5 a number is 18. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      X represents the number \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     12 less than 5 times a number is 5X-12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     therefore the given statement reduces to (5X-12) = 18 </SPAN>\n" );
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