document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=172895>Question 172895</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078681707/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra concepts and application</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3x-11=-2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve this you need to get the x all alone on one side of the equation. Remember if you do one thing to one side of the equation, you must do it to the other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-11 = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-11 + 11 = -2 + 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x +0 = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3 * 3 * x = 1/3 * 9 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1*x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 </SPAN>\n" );
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