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From: porkchop@invalid.foo (Mike Sanders)
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Subject: Re: 100 Random Single Variable Linear Equations
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Mike Sanders <porkchop@invalid.foo> wrote:

> Hi Keith. I'll check that, stay tuned... 

1 (or more) of the books below mention the form '5y' as being
ambiguous vs. '5 * y'. The book(s) used the actual multiplication
symbol when discussing the matter. All can be had in PDF format.

I cant remember exactly where & which, but its there... have fun.

https://archive.org/details/algebraforbeginn00bradrich/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/algebraforbeginn00hall/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/firstcourseinalg0000hawk/page/n7/mode/2up

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:wq
Mike Sanders