document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=152051>Question 152051</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780395977224/algebrahomeworkh>algebra</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am not sure if I got my answer right. The problem is Transforming Equations: -5+y=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer I got for this was y=3; Basically what I did to solve this was, y+-5-5=8-5. I got three out of that.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%2By=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%2By=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What you want to do is get the y on one side of the equation by itself. That part you got right.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Think of an equal sign as if it is a balance point. Whatever you do to one side of the equation, you must do to the other side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case, in order to get the y by itself, you need to 'get rid of\" the (-5). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you add 5 to (-5), you get 0. But if you add 5 to the left side, you must then also add 5 to the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5+-5+%2B+y+=+5+%2B+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5+-5+%2B+y+=+5+%2B+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0+%2B+y+=+13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0+%2B+y+=+13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Get it??\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Always check your anwer using the original equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%2By=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%2By=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  substitute  13 for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5+%2B+13+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5+%2B+13+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8+=+8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8+=+8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Which is true, so that value if x is correct\r<BR>\n" );
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