document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=151471>Question 151471</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if you osve this,can you please break down the steps and explain what to do because i dont know what to do when you 3 equations like these:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=11B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+x=5(B+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+x+5=3(B+x+5) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #111369 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=111369\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First you replace A by 11B in the remaing 2 equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+x=5(B+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11B+x=5(B+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11B+x=5B+5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5x=5B-11B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x=-6B (EQUATION #1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+x+5=3(B+x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11B+x+5=3(B+x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11B+x+5=3B+3x+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3x=-11B+3B+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x=-8B+15 (EQUATION #2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MULTIPLY THIS EQUATION BY -2 & ADD IT TO EQUATION #1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X=16B-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x=-6B<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0=10B-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10B=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=30/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=3 ANSWER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=11*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=33 ANSWER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x=-6*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x=-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-18/-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=4.5 ANSWER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "33+4.5=5(3+4.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "37.5=5*7.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "37.5=37.5 </SPAN>\n" );
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