document.write( "Question 1197889: 5/12 of a number is subtracted from 3/4 of the number.Their positive difference is 7 less than 5/6 of the number.Find the number. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "5/12 of a number is subtracted from 3/4 of the number.Their positive difference is 7 less than 5/6 of the number.Find the number.
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Let the number be N\r\n" );
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document.write( "              9N - 5N = 10N - 84 ------ Multiplying by LCD, 12\r\n" );
document.write( "             4N - 10N = - 84\r\n" );
document.write( "                 - 6N = - 84\r\n" );
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