document.write( "Question 334831: Hello.
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document.write( "I am currently working me way through a pre-course docket for a royal navy engineering course. I have a GCSE B maths grade (in 1999) and my use of maths has been fairly limited. However, I have been doing quite well in this docket, until now.
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document.write( "I have nipped forward to find the answer to this exerise that follows. I cannot work out how the answer was obtained; I also have no faith in this dockets authority as a number of terrible typos have beset me already.\r
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document.write( "The equation is thus:\r
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document.write( "5x+24=3x\r
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document.write( "That is exactly how it is printed in the docket. The answer, as printed, is apparently -12.\r
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document.write( "Please, could you explain to me, how this could be? I also know that with an unkown on both sides, it is customary to eliminate x from one side, however, this has still not lead to the answer of -12.
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document.write( "Could this be right? Or could it be the result of any number of typing errors?\r
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document.write( "Thanks for your time.\r
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document.write( "Craig Jenkins (panicking) \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #239908 by CharlesG2(834)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \"Hello. \n" ); document.write( "I am currently working me way through a pre-course docket for a royal navy engineering course. I have a GCSE B maths grade (in 1999) and my use of maths has been fairly limited. However, I have been doing quite well in this docket, until now. \n" ); document.write( "I have nipped forward to find the answer to this exerise that follows. I cannot work out how the answer was obtained; I also have no faith in this dockets authority as a number of terrible typos have beset me already. \n" ); document.write( "The equation is thus: \n" ); document.write( "5x+24=3x \n" ); document.write( "That is exactly how it is printed in the docket. The answer, as printed, is apparently -12. \n" ); document.write( "Please, could you explain to me, how this could be? I also know that with an unkown on both sides, it is customary to eliminate x from one side, however, this has still not lead to the answer of -12. \n" ); document.write( "Could this be right? Or could it be the result of any number of typing errors? \n" ); document.write( "Thanks for your time. \n" ); document.write( "Craig Jenkins (panicking) \n" ); document.write( "\"\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I sincerely wish you luck and success in your endeavors. I also hope your typo problems get resolved.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x + 24 = 3x I believe that is what you would like explained.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x + 24 = 3x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x - 3x + 24 = 3x - 3x (notice did same operation on both sides)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x + 24 = 0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x + 24 - 24 = 0 - 24 (same operation both sides)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x = -24 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = -12 (divided both sides by 2)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The answer you had of -12 does appear to be correct.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I hope this helps.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |