document.write( "Question 120993: The product of 10 and a number is the same as 36 less twice that same number. Finf the number. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Suppose the number is 'x'\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The product of 10 and a number is = 10x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "36 less than twice that number= 2x-36.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It is given that....The product of 10 and a number is the same as 36 less twice that same number\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So you can write it as, \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10x = 2x-36\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> 10x -2x = 2x-36 -2x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> 8x = -36\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 8.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> \"8x%2F8+=+-36%2F8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> \"x+=+-4.5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10 times x = 10*(-4.5) = -45\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Twice of x = -4.5*2 = -9\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now 36 less that twice the number = -9-36 = -45\r
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