document.write( "Question 392908: my son is doing some form of algebra and i dont understand. one of the problems he had was 8x-2=-9+7x the answer is x=-7 could you explain to me how his teacher got that answer. \n" ); document.write( "
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\"8x-2=-9%2B7x\"......to both sides add \"-7x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x+-+2+-+7x+=+-9\".....to both sides add \"2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x+-cross%28+2%29+%2B+cross%282%29+-+7x+=+-9+%2B+2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x+-+7x+=+-9+%2B+2\"\r
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