document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=169963>Question 169963</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321233832/algebrahomeworkh>elementary and Intermediate algebra concepts and application</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this book is so hard to understand please help!!!! Thank you very much.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve  the following\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x = 3x + 4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #125427 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=125427\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x+=+3x+%2B+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x+=+3x+%2B+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first step in solving an equation like this is to get all of the terms containing a variable on one side of the equation, leaving the constant terms on the other side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So let's add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides of the equation, thus:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x-3x+=+3x+-+3x+%2B+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x-3x+=+3x+-+3x+%2B+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x+-3x+=+-5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x+-3x+=+-5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so we can write:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+-+3x+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+-+3x+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so we can write:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The last step is to get rid of the coefficient on the variable.  In this case, we can divide both sides of the equation by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28-5%29x%2F-5+=+4%2F%28-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28-5%29x%2F-5+=+4%2F%28-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-5%29%2F%28-5%29+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-5%29%2F%28-5%29+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > we can write:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=4%2F%28-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=4%2F%28-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which can also be written <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-4%29%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-4%29%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-4%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-4%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Any of which are acceptable representations of the solution, though the last one is probably what your instructor wants. </SPAN>\n" );
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