document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=5899>Question 5899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the answer and how was it figured out for this 3x - 17 = 7x - 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank You,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Gerry </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3108 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><B>Abbey(339)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3108\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the goal is to get something that looks like x=(some number), so subtract 3x from both sides of the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-17=7x-3x-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-17=4x-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then add 9 to both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-17+9=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then divide both sides by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the solution is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2 </SPAN>\n" );
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