document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=400830>Question 400830</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am working on the following.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x=-5y+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "250+150x=300\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do I reduce/simplify the numbers (250, 150, and 300)?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 250 from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "150x=300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2 </SPAN>\n" );
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