document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=13674>Question 13674</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Define a variable, write an equation, and solve.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "One fifth of a number plus five times that number us equal to seven times the number less 18.  Find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1/5x+5x=7x-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26/5x=7x-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 7x from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9/5x=-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by -9/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10 </SPAN>\n" );
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