document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148664>Question 148664</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm trying to help my grandson with a problem, and I don't even know where to start(algebra was MANY years ago for me!):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w = 3.8w - 7 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "W-3.8W=-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2.8W=-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=-7/-2.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=2.5 ANSWER.(FROM A GREAT-GREAT GRANDPA)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5=3.8*2.5-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5=9.5-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5=2.5<BR>\n" );
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