document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1146514>Question 1146514</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which equation would best represent this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Five added to 3 times a number is equal to 8 less than 5 times the number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x + 5 = 4x + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 5 = 5x  -  8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x  -  4 = 5x + 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x + 3 = 8x  -  5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"3 times a number\" --> 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"five added to 3 times a number\" --> 3x+5<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"5 times the number\" --> 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"8 less than 5 times the number\" --> 5x-8<br><BR>\n" );
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