document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171249>Question 171249</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this problem. x+a=yb The question says to solve for y and to isolate the variable using- the distributive property? I'm so confused. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #126411 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=126411\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Its probably the isolation of terms that is confusing<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for you to solve for y in this you simply divide by b on both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=%28x%2Ba%29%2Fb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=%28x%2Ba%29%2Fb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >now to isolate the terms you would distribute them<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=x%2Fb%2Ba%2Fb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=x%2Fb%2Ba%2Fb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > because the distributive property says<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/b)(a+c)=a/b+c/b </SPAN>\n" );
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