document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204281>Question 1204281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Eleven diminished by 5 times a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number is the same as 4 times the number increased by 20. Find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be   \"x.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11 - 5x = 4x + 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, let's get all the terms involving x on one side of the equation. Add 5x to both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11 - 5x + 5x = 4x + 5x + 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11 = 9x + 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 20 from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11 - 20 = 9x + 20 - 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we get \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-9 = 9x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, divide both sides by 9 to solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9 / 9 = 9x / 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The number is -1.\r<BR>\n" );
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