document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199832>Question 199832</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to get an equation by itself when theres more than one variable on one side? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #150216 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jerrybassmasta><B>jerrybassmasta(14)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jerrybassmasta><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=150216\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> By meaning more than one variable on one side I figure that you mean the same variable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example: let x be the the variable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+7-3x=47\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have two variables on the same side you take them and either add or subtract them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 4x-3x. In this case you subtract and you get x by itself.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+7=47\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you subtract 7 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+7=47<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   -7  -7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=40 </SPAN>\n" );
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