document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=325217>Question 325217</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve &#8731;(5x+8)+3=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's do this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8731;(5x+8)+3=4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 3 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8731;(5x+8)=1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do each side to the 3rd power:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[&#8731;(5x+8)]^3=1^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Will give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+8=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now subtract 8 from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and divide by 5 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-7/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ   </SPAN>\n" );
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