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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-12y=24-8x\" Subtract \"8x\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-12y=-8x%2B24\" Rearrange the terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-8x%2B24%29%2F%28-12%29\" Divide both sides by \"-12\" to isolate y.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28%28-8%29%2F%28-12%29%29x%2B%2824%29%2F%28-12%29\" Break up the fraction.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%282%2F3%29x-2\" Reduce.\r
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