document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316303>Question 316303</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Choose the answer that correctly expresses the following equation in standard form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y = 4x + 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) 4x - 3y = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) -4x + 3y = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c)4x + 3y = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d)3y - 4x = 9 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #226241 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=moshiz08><B>moshiz08(60)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=moshiz08><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=moshiz08><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=226241\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You want to do the same thing to both sides of the equation. For instance, we can subtract 4x from both sides. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3y+=+4x+%2B+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3y+=+4x+%2B+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Subtract 4x from both sides. Now we have \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3y+-+4x++=+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3y+-+4x++=+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which is answer choice d or b. These two are really the same answer because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3y-4x+=+-4x+%2B+3y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3y-4x+=+-4x+%2B+3y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by the commutative property. The answer is NOT c however.  </SPAN>\n" );
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