document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=390387>Question 390387</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My question is a quadratic equation: 8x+27=5x. I tried to solve by subtracting 8x by 5x. the 3x +27=0. I subtracted 27 and got 3x= -27. After that I got 3x= -27. My answer was x= -9. I am unsure whether this is the right method or if this is right?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My name is Joe. I'm in the 9th grade/Geometry Honors      </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #276777 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=276777\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It's correct. However the equation is not quadratic, since the degree is 1. It is definitely solvable by the quadratic formula (letting a = 0); it'd be kind of pointless using it though :) </SPAN>\n" );
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