document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=289127>Question 289127</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the first step in the solution of the equation -8 - 7x = -5x - 10 is \"add 10,\" then what should the next step be? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the first step in the solution of the equation -x + 6 = 5 - 3x is \"subtract 5,\" then what should the next step be? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the first step in the solution of the equation 2x - 8 = 5x + 3 is \"subtract 2x,\" then what should the next step be? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13x + 7 = 5x - 20 Solve for X </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #209503 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=brucewill><B>brucewill(101)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=brucewill><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=209503\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It really doesn't matter the order you do things in; however, in the first example, if you subtract 10 from both sides, you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, I would add 7x to both sides:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "All that matters, is you eventually \"isolate\" the variable on one side, and the result will be on the other side of the \"=\".<BR>\n" );
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