document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177831>Question 177831</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3 (j + 2) equals sign with / thru it -2 (j + 7)  I am having a hard time with the equals sign with the / thru it.  Not sure how to get started with this.  Please help!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #132826 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=132826\">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=3%28j%2B2%29%3C%3E-2%28j%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28j%2B2%29%3C%3E-2%28j%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3j%2B6%3C%3E-2j-14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3j%2B6%3C%3E-2j-14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >distributed both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5j%3C%3E-20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5j%3C%3E-20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >collected like terms on each side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=j%3C%3E-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"j%3C%3E-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >divided both sides by 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "by the way the equal sign with the slash through it means \"unequal to\": </SPAN>\n" );
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