document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=338177>Question 338177</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4x-2 divided by 3 =-6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4x-2/3 =-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We need to isolate the variable x to one side of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To cancel out the -2/3 multiply by the inverse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-2/3*3/2 = -6/1*3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x= -18/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x/4 = -9/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= -9/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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