document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=263016>Question 263016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please help me solve for X and state the restrictions on the variables: bx+a=dx+c ? Every time I tried I always ended up with my x's being canceled because I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong when I divided by both b and d. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #193776 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=193776\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> get all x's on one side and factor<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bx+a=dx+c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bx-dx=c-a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(b-d)=(c-a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(c-a)/b-d)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b can not be equal to d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so that b-d can't be zero<BR>\n" );
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