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A number is six times another number and their
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document.write( "Another number = x\r\n" );
document.write( "A number = 6x\r\n" );
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document.write( "6x-x = 140\r\n" );
document.write( "  5x = 140\r\n" );
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document.write( "   x = 28\r\n" );
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document.write( "Another number = x = 28\r\n" );
document.write( "A number = 6x  = 6(28) = 168\r\n" );
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document.write( "168-28 = 140.\r\n" );
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