document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24507>Question 24507</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My daughter is helping her neice on an algebra problem.  It has been a while since she has done algebra.  She loves to help tutor students but is stumped.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do you work the problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - y = 3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13086 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><B>elima(1433)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><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=13086\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Begin by making a table choosing values for x then solving the equation for y;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x|y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When x=1;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(1)-y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3-y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(2)-y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y=3-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When x=0;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(0)-y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0-y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope you understand<BR>\n" );
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