document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=208317>Question 208317</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you find x if 4x+10=13x-8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #157592 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><B>rfer(16322)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><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=157592\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4x+10=13x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "our goal is to isolate x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 10 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+10-10=13x-8-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=13x-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 13x from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-13x=-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9x=-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we want x to be positive so mutiply both sides by \"-\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(-9x)=-(-18)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x/9=18/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2 </SPAN>\n" );
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