document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1177897>Question 1177897</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So what I need is this word problem put into equation form and then solved for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11 less than three times a number is the same as 75 less than the product of -1 and the number. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #807056 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52787)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=807056\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be \"a number\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then from the condition, you have this equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3x - 11 = (-1)*x - 75      (1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve for x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3x - 11 = - x - 75\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3x + x  = 11 - 75\r\n" );
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document.write( "      4x    = - 64\r\n" );
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document.write( "       x    = -64/4 = -16.\r\n" );
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document.write( "<U>ANSWER</U>.  The number is -16.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solved.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The starting equation was written incorrectly in the post by &nbsp;@MathLover1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "BOTH &nbsp;sides of her starting equation are &nbsp;INCORRECT &nbsp;TRANSLATION \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "of the wording condition &nbsp;(of &nbsp;English) &nbsp;to &nbsp;Math.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks to tutor @MathTherapy who noticed this error.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And &nbsp;ONLY &nbsp;BECAUSE &nbsp;she made this error &nbsp;TWICE &nbsp;in &nbsp;BOTH &nbsp;SIDES &nbsp;of the equation, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "her solution was eventually correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For your safety, &nbsp;I recommend you to ignore the post by &nbsp;@MathLover1, &nbsp;since it contains \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "VERY &nbsp;DANGEROUS &nbsp;errors, &nbsp;wtat may harm your understanding.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the correct solution from my post.\r<BR>\n" );
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