SOLUTION: Translate the following statement into an algebraic equation Let x represent the number 1 less than 15 times a number is 9 times that same number

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Question 386937: Translate the following statement into an algebraic equation Let x represent the number
1 less than 15 times a number is 9 times that same number

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Translate the following statement into an algebraic equation Let x represent the number
1 less than 15 times a number is 9 times that same number
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number =x
15 times the number = 15x
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1 less than 15 times a number = 15x-1
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9 times a number = 9x
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they area equal
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