document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=393976>Question 393976</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ax+by=c </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "ax+by=c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. subtract by from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   ax = c - by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. divide both sides by a <BR>\n" );
document.write( "   x = c - by / a\r<BR>\n" );
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