document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=170531>Question 170531</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am not a student, just doing some practice math for an engineering tech asst position at my current employer. I haven't been to school in 11 years and am just trying to refresh my memory. The problem I got stummped on is below:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "              4x-7=x/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I've tried to mulitply/divide/add/subtract and somewhere I am getting all jumbled up. If you solve it could you please show me the steps taken. I am missing something due to there being a variable on both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks so much<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Angel </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #125908 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=125908\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> multiplying by 2 to clear fraction __ 8x-14=x ___ the 2 is distributed over all terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtracting x and adding 14 __ 7x=14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dividing by 7 __ x=2 </SPAN>\n" );
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