document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=406705>Question 406705</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi, would you help me solve a few college algebra problems today?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "((-6x)/(7)) = 12 This is a fraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "((-6x/(7) = (12)/(1)  multiply both sides by (-6x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(7)/(1) = (72x)/(6x) = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " is this right? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "((-6x)/(7)) = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get rid of the 7 (on the left) we multiply both sides by 7 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x = 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now, we divide both sides by 6:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "finally, we multiply both sides by -1:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -14<BR>\n" );
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