document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=180616>Question 180616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this problem<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 	Solve the equation 3x - 14 = 1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #135375 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=135375\">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=+3x+-+14+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3x+-+14+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You MUST do the same thing to BOTH sides of the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you do that, you won't change the truth of the equation,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "namely that one side is equal to the other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK, I'll subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+-+14+-+1+=+1+-+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+-+14+-+1+=+1+-+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+-+14+-+1+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+-+14+-+1+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (note that in this step, I'm just rewriting it,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "not doing the same thing to both sides)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+-+15+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+-+15+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (again, I'm just rewriting it)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now I will add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+-+15+%2B+15+=+0+%2B+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+-+15+%2B+15+=+0+%2B+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+=+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+=+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (just rewriting it)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now I will divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x%29%2F3+=+15%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x%29%2F3+=+15%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (I did the same thing to both sides)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(note that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x%29%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x%29%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the same as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F3%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F3%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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