document.write( "Question 343010: Solve the equation for the indicated variable.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #245490 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You didn't use any parentheses to differentiate numerators and denominators so this is my guess.
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28a+%2B+4+%29%2Fb+=+%28a-+4%29%2Fb+%2B+%28b+%2B+4%29%2Fa+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by $\"ab\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%28a%2B4%29=a%28a-4%29%2Bb%28b%2B4%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%5E2%2B4a=a%5E2-4a%2Bb%28b%2B4%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8a=b%28b%2B4%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28a=%28b%28b%2B4%29%29%2F8%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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