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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If I have the problem 3\(2a-5)=-1. Where would I begin to solve this?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru by (2a-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 = -1*(2a-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 = -2a + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2 = -2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's a good start. </SPAN>\n" );
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