document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=21988>Question 21988</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.  18-3y=5\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "2.  -14+9a=38\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "3.  14r+8=32\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "4.  37-58b=204 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #10609 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=10609\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The principal idea here is to isolate the variable to one side of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is done by \"undoing\" (doing the opposite operation on) whatever has been done to the variable.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "1) 18 - 3y = 5 Isolate the y-term by subtracting 18 from both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3y = 5-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3y = -13 Now divide both sides by -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 13/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 4 1/3\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "2) -14+9a = 38 Add 14 to both sides to isolate the a-term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9a = 38+14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9a = 52 Now divide both sides by 9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 52/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 5 7/9\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "3) 14r+8 = 32 Subtract 8 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14r = 24 Now divide both sides by 14.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 24/14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 1 5/7\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "4) 37-58b = 204 Subtract 37 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-58b = 167 Now divide by -58.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -(167/58)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -2 51/58\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );