document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=270998>Question 270998</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Have I done this correctly? (I am writing it out in words; have tried twice to write it, once using formula plotting system)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 minus m over 7 minus m equals 2 over 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 minus m equals 2 times 7 minus m over 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 m minus m equals 14 minus 5 over 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m equals 9 over 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m equals 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you, Elizabeth </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A gallant effort, Elizabeth, but not quite right. Here's how I know:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You say <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large m\ =\ 3\">.  If that is true, then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{5\ -\ (3)}{7\ -\ (3)}\ =\ \frac{2}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "must be a true statement.  But\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{2}{4}\ =\ \frac{1}{2}\ \neq\ \frac{2}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You were on the right track on the second step, but where you went from there I cannot fathom.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{5\ -\ m}{7\ -\ m}\ =\ \frac{2}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You multiplied both sides of the equation by the denominator on the left to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 5\ -\ m\ =\ \frac{2\left(7\ -\ m\right)}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your next step should have been to distribute the 2 in the numerator on the right, thus:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 5\ -\ m\ =\ \frac{14\ -\ 2m}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you can multiply both sides by 3, the denominator on the right:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3\left(5\ -\ m\right)\ =\ 14\ -\ 2m\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distribute the 3:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 15\ -\ 3m\ =\ 14\ -\ 2m\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 2m\"> to both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 15\ -\ 3m\ +\ 2m\ =\ 14\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add -15 to both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -m\ =\ 14\ -\ 15\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -m\ =\ -1\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by -1:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ m\ =\ 1\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check the answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{5\ -\ (1)}{7\ -\ (1)}\ =^?\ \frac{2}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{4}{6}\ =\ \frac{2}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yep, it checks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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