document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1129105>Question 1129105</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of 3 and a number decreased by 17 is 154. What is the number  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ambiguous....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "It could be \"(The product of 3 and a number) decreased by 17 is 154:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or it could be \"The product of 3 and (a number decreased by 17) is 154:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Either equation should be easy to solve with basic algebra. </SPAN>\n" );
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