document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1064446>Question 1064446</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3 times the difference of a number and 8 is 7 less than a number  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "n is a number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "difference = |n - 8|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*|n-8| = n-7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Case 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n-24 = n-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n = 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 8.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Case 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24-3n = n-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31 = 4n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 7.75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice the difference can be either n-8 or 8-n. </SPAN>\n" );
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