document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3810>Question 3810</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Linear Equations in one variable, Solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-x-(3x+2)=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "50 - x - 3x - 2 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48 - 4x = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48 = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<b>12 = x</b><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 - 12 -(3(12) + 2) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "38 - (38) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TRUE<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-Matthew </SPAN>\n" );
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