document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=324327>Question 324327</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you give me a detailed explanation of how to solve 3-8x=1 ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First you want to subtract 3 from both sides of the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3-8x=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3-8x-3 = 1-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8x = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Next you want to divide each side by -8, which will cancel out the -8 on the left side and leave x alone:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8x/-8 = -2/-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 2/8 = 1/4 = 0.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So your answer is x=0.25. </SPAN>\n" );
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