document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=127657>Question 127657</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate the following statement into an algebraic equation.  Let y represent the number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 times a number is 14 more than that number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A.  6y + 14 = y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.  6 = 14y + y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.  6y = x + 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D.  6y = 14y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  I chose D but was not sure </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "unless you made a keyboarding mistake in answer C.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 times a number is 6y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then \"is\" means \"equals\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14 more than the number is y + 14<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put this all together and the answer is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6y = y + 14<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's the correct answer. It would be answer C except that C says <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6y = x + 14<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the x in answer C were changed to y then answer C would be correct.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem.<BR>\n" );
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