document.write( "Question 117846: A number minus 3 times a number is 52. \n" ); document.write( "
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A number minus 3 times a number is 52
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the number be \"x\":
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\n" ); document.write( "x -3x = 52
\n" ); document.write( "-2x = 52
\n" ); document.write( "x = -26
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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