document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=492209>Question 492209</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x-5b=ax+3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "7x-ax=5b+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7-a)x=5b+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(5b+3)/(7-a)<BR>\n" );
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