document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=256594>Question 256594</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you explain to me how to solve for a variable?  My parents don't even know. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "7x+5=40 subtract 5 from both sides of this equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x+5-5=40-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=35 now divide both sides by 7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x/7=35/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5 solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7*5+5=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35+5=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40=40<BR>\n" );
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