document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200286>Question 1200286</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A number decreased by -13 is equal to the product of the number and 15. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #834387 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=834387\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a number decreased by -13 is the same as a number increased by 13.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x be the  number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you get x - (-13) = x + 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the result of that is equal to 15 * the number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that becomes x + 13 = 15x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract x from both sides of that equation to get 13 = 14x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for x to get x = 13/14.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 13 becomes 13/14 + 13 = 13.92857143.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 * 13/14 = 13.92857143.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "they're equal as they should be.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your solution is that the numcber is equal to 13/14.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's what i get.\r<BR>\n" );
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