document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=477990>Question 477990</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation: 15-3x=12-2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank-you so much! I am revising for a test and preferably need it to be done step by step! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ok I'll explain everything I did step by step<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here's your Problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15-3x=12-2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since -2x contains the variable to solve for, move it to the left-hand side of the equation by adding 2x to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x+15+2x=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since -3x and 2x are like terms, subtract 2x from -3x to get -x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x+15=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 15 does not contain the variable to solve for, move it to the right-hand side of the equation by subtracting 15 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x=-15+12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 12 to -15 to get -3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x=-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply each term in the equation by -1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x*-1=-3*-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply -x by -1 to get x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-3*-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply -3 by -1 to get 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your Answer is 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOW CHECK YOUR ANSWER:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that you have your answer you have to check your problem to see if it's correct. You accomplish this by replacing the variable x with what you got which was 3 so go back to your original problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15-3x=12-2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and you replace x with 3 since we figured out x=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15-3*(3)=12-2*(3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply -3 by each term inside the parentheses.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15-9=12-2*(3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 9 from 15 to get 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6=12-2*(3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply -2 by each term inside the parentheses.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6=12-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 6 from 12 to get 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 6=6, the equation will always be true.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So x=3 which means were correct! </SPAN>\n" );
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