document.write( "Question 336549: I am trying to figure out this proportion.
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\"%28x-3%29%2Fx=4%2F7\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7x-21=4x\" Distribute.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7x=4x%2B21\" Add \"21\" to both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7x-4x=21\" Subtract \"4x\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=21\" Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2821%29%2F%283%29\" Divide both sides by \"3\" to isolate \"x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solution is \"x=7\"\r
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