document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=307399>Question 307399</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the question is 3x-1=x-7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract x from the right side making the equation 2x-1=-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then add -7 and -1 making the equation 2x=-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide 2x and -6 by 2 making the equation x=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then plug -3 into the equation as x to check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(-3)-1=-3-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9-1=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This shows that -3 is the correct answer for x. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract x from the right side making the equation 2x-1=-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then add -7 and -1 making the equation 2x=-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide 2x and -6 by 2 making the equation x=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then plug -3 into the equation as x to check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(-3)-1=-3-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9-1=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This shows that -3 is the correct answer for x. </SPAN>\n" );
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