document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=142541>Question 142541</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ok.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y=9x+12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i know you divide 3y by 3 to cancel it out so all you have is y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and then i know you divide 12 by 3 to get 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this makes it y=9x+4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "do i also divide 9x by 3?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then the answer is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x=4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this looks more right. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Ay=9%2Ax%2B12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Ay=9%2Ax%2B12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%289%2Ax%2B12%29%2F%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%289%2Ax%2B12%29%2F%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%289%2Ax%29%2F%283%29%2B%2812%29%2F%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%289%2Ax%29%2F%283%29%2B%2812%29%2F%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the fraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=3x%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=3x%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Reduce <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9x%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9x%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Reduce <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you are correct </SPAN>\n" );
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