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$\"9-4%287x-8x%29=x-3\"$
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document.write( "The  and the  cancel out on the left and just leave\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add  to both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace the  on the left by .\r\n" );
document.write( "The  and the  cancel on the right,\r\n" );
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document.write( "The 's cancel on the right, and dividing\r\n" );
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