document.write( "Question 49039: 7-1/2x=3 \n" ); document.write( "
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            7-1/2x=3\r\n" );
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document.write( "I can't tell whether you meant\r\n" );
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document.write( "        7 - --- x = 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "or whether you meant \r\n" );
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document.write( "         7 - ---- = 3\r\n" );
document.write( "              2x\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you meant the first one you should have typed\r\n" );
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document.write( "       7 - (1/2)x = 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you meant the second one you should have typed\r\n" );
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document.write( "       7 - 1/(2x) = 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you meant \r\n" );
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document.write( "         7 - --- x = 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then multiply every term on both sides by LCD = 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "   (2)7 - (2)--- x = (2)3\r\n" );
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document.write( "            14 - x = 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add -14 to both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "            14 - x =  6\r\n" );
document.write( "           -14      -14\r\n" );
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document.write( "               -x = -8\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by -1\r\n" );
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document.write( "             -x      -8\r\n" );
document.write( "           ------ = ----\r\n" );
document.write( "             -1      -1\r\n" );
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document.write( "                x = 8\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you meant \r\n" );
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document.write( "               1\r\n" );
document.write( "         7 - ---- = 3\r\n" );
document.write( "              2x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then multiply every term on both sides by LCD = 2x\r\n" );
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document.write( "   (2x)7 - (2x)---- = (2x)3\r\n" );
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document.write( "           14x - 1 = 6x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add 1 to both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "            14x - 1 =  6x\r\n" );
document.write( "                + 1       + 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "            14x     =  6x + 1    \r\n" );
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document.write( "Add -6x to both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "                14x = 6x + 1\r\n" );
document.write( "                -6x  -6x\r\n" );
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document.write( "                 8x =      1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 8\r\n" );
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document.write( "             8x      1\r\n" );
document.write( "           ------ = ---\r\n" );
document.write( "              8      8\r\n" );
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document.write( "                     1\r\n" );
document.write( "                x = ---\r\n" );
document.write( "                     8\r\n" );
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