document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1159489>Question 1159489</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Twelve times the sum of a number and -8 is 48. What does n equal?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "IDK.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is n \"the number?\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should state that.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is it 12n + (-8) ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or 12*(n + (-8)) ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's your job to state the problem clearly.<BR>\n" );
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