document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=197444>Question 197444</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you help me with changing an equation 52=4x-4y into ax+by=c?  I am very confused!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks in advance!<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 #148058 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=148058\">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=52=4x-4y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"52=4x-4y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=4x-4y-52 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=4x-4y-52\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 52 from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4x=-4y-52 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4x=-4y-52\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 4x from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4x%2B4y=-52 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4x%2B4y=-52\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 4y to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x-4y=52 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x-4y=52\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply EVERY term by -1 to make the x coefficient positive\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now the equation is in the form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Ax%2BBy=C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ax%2BBy=C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C=52 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C=52\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: you could have simply flipped the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=52=4x-4y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"52=4x-4y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x-4y=52 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x-4y=52\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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