document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35844>Question 35844</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618501711/algebrahomeworkh>Mathematics: Book 3</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you do the problem of 3x-4=x+10? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #21933 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=usyim88hk><B>usyim88hk(158)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=usyim88hk><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=21933\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First of all, we want to set all the x on one side and all the numbers on the other side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we add 4 to both sides first.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-4+4 = x+10+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = x+14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we subtract x from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-x = x+14-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Finally, divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x/2 = 14/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7 </SPAN>\n" );
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