document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=283647>Question 283647</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this eqaution. 6a = 26 + 4a </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve this one, you notice that the a's are like terms, so you can combine them. First, you want to get them on the same side of the equation so you would subtract the 4a from the right to the left side of the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now to get a by itself, divide 2 into itself and the other side of the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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