document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=247751>Question 247751</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The whole idea is to get x all alone. So how do you do it?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 1 to both sides. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-1+1=-4+1  This leaves us with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=-3 Now Divide both sides by 4 will leave us with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There you go. Plug this answer back into the original and you'll see it works. <BR>\n" );
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