document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=301244>Question 301244</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me solve this by subsititution\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Y = 3x +2. 8x = 4y-12 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " 8x = 4y-12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x= 4(3x+2)-12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x= 12x+8 -12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x-12x= +8-12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4x= -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-4/-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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