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The average time $\"\"$ it takes to manufacture a car in the United States is $\"\"$ .

This is $\"\"$ s longer than the average time it takes to manufacture a car in Japan.

Write and solve an equation.

Let $\"\"$ represent the average time to manufacture a car in japan.

The time to manufacturer a car in the United States $\"\"$ plus to the manufacture a car in Japan.

The equation is $\"\"$ .

Find the average time in Japan.

$\"\"$ (Orginal equation)

$\"\"$ (Subtract $\"\"$ from each side)

$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse property : $\"\"$ )

Therefore, the average time to manufacture a car in japan is $\"\"$ .

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The equation is $\"\"$ .

The average time to manufacture a car in japan is $\"\"$ .