document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=178673>Question 178673</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi I am a parent trying to help out my child work thru a problem in pre algrebra<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the problem is  -14/23= 2/7-1/7x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We start out doing -14/23-2/7=2/7-2/7-1/7x  which is -98/161-46/161=-1/7x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "after that we get confused.  Are we on the right track </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We start out doing -14/23-2/7=2/7-2/7-1/7x which is -98/161-46/161=-1/7x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-14/23= (2/7)-(1/7x) Is it 1/(7x), or (1/7)x?  I'll assume the latter and work it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-14/23= 2/7 - x/7  Multiply by 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-98/23 = 2-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x = (-98/23) - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 - (98/23)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (46/23) - (98/23)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -52/23\r<BR>\n" );
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