document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=142463>Question 142463</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780030934681/algebrahomeworkh>Holt Pre Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">    Hey,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " My name is samantha I'm in 7th grde and I just don't get these problems, can you help? I kind of need to know tonight. Thanks!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  15-3x=-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  2.3a+8.6= -5.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  9=-5g-23\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5   3      1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- - - = (- - )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2   2      2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8=6+ -<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7+s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___  =-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2         11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- - 6h= - -<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3         6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 3x to both sides of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-6 = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 6 to both sides of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides of the equation by 3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  2.3a+8.6= -5.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 8.6 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.3a = -13.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 2.3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = -6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  9=-5g-23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 5g to both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5g+9 = -23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 9 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5g = - 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide thru by 5 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = -32/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5   3      1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- - - = (- - )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2   2      2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2/2) = (-1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 = -1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a contradiction<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8=6+ -<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 6 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p/4 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by 4 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7+s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___  =-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by 5 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7+s = -20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 7 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = -27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2         11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- - 6h= - -<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3         6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 6h to both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6h - (11/6) = (2/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 11/6 to goth sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6h = (2/3)+(11/6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6h = (4/6) + (11/6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6h = 15/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by 1/6 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 15/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Reduce the fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 5/12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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