document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=387487>Question 387487</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-a=-x+a+4b </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "For this one x-a=-x+a+4b we first want to add 1x to both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-a=a+4b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now add 1a to both sides to result in:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=2a+4b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 2 and we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=a+2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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