document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=408868>Question 408868</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve 13x-49=-179 how do i solve for x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "idea is to \"isolate\" the unknown to one side of the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x-49=-179 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "start by adding 49 to both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x-49+49 = -179+49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x = -130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 13:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x/13 = -130/13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -10<BR>\n" );
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