document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=497774>Question 497774</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2x+1=51 is one of the equasions on my nephews question sheet it has been 30 years since i was in school and i cant exsplain the answer to him please help me remember<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x=50 (subtract one from both sides)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=25 (divide both sides by two)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "remember in each step to do the some operation on both sides of the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "keep plugging till you isolate x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here's the check for the problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(25)+1=51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50+1=51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "51=51<BR>\n" );
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