document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242209>Question 242209</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve the problem (18+y)-4=17? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #177311 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dpaulin><B>dpaulin(12)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dpaulin><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=177311\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  get y by itself by adding 4 and subtracting 18 on both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(18+y)-4 = 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(18+y) = 21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=3   </SPAN>\n" );
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