document.write( "Question 223758: how do you solve 8u-2=7u-4 ? \n" ); document.write( "
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How do you solve 8u-2=7u-4 ?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 1. Subtract 7u from both sides of the equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8u-2-7u=7u-4-7u\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"u-2=-4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 2. Add 2 to both sides of the equation to solve for u.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"u-2%2B2=-4%2B2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"u=-2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check...\"8u-2-7u=7u-4-7u\"...\"8%2A%28-2%29-2-7%2A%28-2%29=7%2A%28-2%29-4-7%2A%28-2%29\"...\"-32=-32\"...which is a true statement.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 3. ANSWER: Solution is \"u=-2\"\r
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