document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1098577>Question 1098577</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5/12 of a number is  subtracted from 3/4 of the number  their positive  difference is 7 less than 5/6 of the number. find the number </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> represent \"the number\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{3x}{4}\"> is 3/4 of the number, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{5x}{12}\"> is 5/12 of the number.  Since 3/4 is more than 1/2 and 5/12 is less than 1/2, 5/12 must be less than 3/4 and the positive difference must be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{3x}{4}\ -\ \frac{5x}{12}\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7 less than 5/6 of the number is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{5x}{6}\ -\ 7\">.  So:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{3x}{4}\ -\ \frac{5x}{12}\ =\ \frac{5x}{6}\ -\ 7\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">. Hint: Nothing in the problem restricts <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> to the set of integers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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