document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1048505>Question 1048505</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one tenth of a number is two less than one sixth of its predeccesor.Find the number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #664131 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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=664131\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let n be your number. Then the number before it is n-1. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n/10+2=(n-1)/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6n+120=10(n-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4n=130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=32.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n-1=31.5 &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786;<BR>\n" );
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