document.write( "Question 1142655: Twelve less than the product of eight and a number is fifty
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document.write( "I interpret the statement as follows:
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document.write( "1. \"a number\"  is x
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document.write( "2. \"Twelve less than the product of eight and a number\"  is  8x-12
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document.write( "3. \"...is fifty\"  means  8x-12 = 50  \r
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document.write( "Based on my interpretation,  x is not an integer, but it is rational.
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