document.write( "Question 343281: seven more than four times a nnumber is the same as five less than eight times the number.what is the number? \n" ); document.write( "

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4x+7=8x-5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since 8x contains the variable to solve for, move it to the left-hand side of the equation by subtracting 8x from both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "4x+7-8x=-5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since 4x and -8x are like terms, add -8x to 4x to get -4x.
\n" ); document.write( "-4x+7=-5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since 7 does not contain the variable to solve for, move it to the right-hand side of the equation by subtracting 7 from both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "-4x=-7-5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 5 from -7 to get -12.
\n" ); document.write( "-4x=-12\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide each term in the equation by -4.
\n" ); document.write( "-(4x)/(-4)=-(12)/(-4)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplify the left-hand side of the equation by canceling the common factors.
\n" ); document.write( "x=-(12)/(-4)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplify the right-hand side of the equation by simplifying each term.
\n" ); document.write( "x=3 \n" ); document.write( "

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