document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=153371>Question 153371</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I took algebra last year and my geometry teacher just gave us a review on the first day. she did not go over the problems and i am confused on how to do these types of problems. can you tell me if i am doing this correctly? if not will you show me what is wrong?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the / represents the fraction bar, not division.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x /(x-3) = (x+1) / (x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-x-3 = x-x+1+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3 = 5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #112895 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=112895\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F%28%28x-3%29%29+=+%28%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F%28%28x-3%29%29+=+%28%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by both (x-3) and (x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x-4%29+=+%28x%2B1%29%28x-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x-4%29+=+%28x%2B1%29%28x-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now expand both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-4x+=+x%5E2-2x-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-4x+=+x%5E2-2x-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4x+=+-2x-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4x+=+-2x-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 4x to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0+=+2x-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0+=+2x-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 3 to both sdes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3+=+2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3+=+2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Finally, divide both sides by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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