document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200945>Question 1200945</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> four times the difference of a number and six is five less than the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = unknown number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-6 = difference of a number and 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(x-6) = four times the previous result\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The portion <font color=blue>four times the difference of a number and six</font> translates to 4(x-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The portion <font color=blue>five less than the number</font> translates to x-5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Connect those two expressions with an equal sign (because of the \"is\" in the original sentence) to get the equation 4(x-6) = x-5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(x-6) = x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-24 = x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-x = -5+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 19/3<BR>\n" );
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