document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=102797>Question 102797</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate the following statement into an algebraic equation.  Let x represent the number. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "	9 less than a number is 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since this expression \"is\" 15, this means the equation is \r<BR>\n" );
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