document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=385991>Question 385991</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3x+1=7x+17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But I don't understand the steps.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 1 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 7x + 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 3x from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = 4x + 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 16 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-16 = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The steps can be in a different order, and in different ways, but the result is the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+1=7x+17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 17 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 16 = 7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-16 = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -4<BR>\n" );
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