document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=50829>Question 50829</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if i have an equation like -3x=2y-10 if i was to solve for y would it be 5+-1.5=y? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #33884 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=33884\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If your equation were:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x+=+2y-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x+=+2y-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and if you were to solve for y, you would get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%28-3%2F2%29x+%2B+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%28-3%2F2%29x+%2B+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's see how that works:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x+=+2y+-+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x+=+2y+-+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > First, you would add 10 to both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x+%2B+10+=+2y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x+%2B+10+=+2y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Then you would divide both sides by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3%2F2%29x+%2B+5+=+y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3%2F2%29x+%2B+5+=+y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could write this as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-1.5x+%2B+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-1.5x+%2B+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will notice that the x does not disappear just because you rearranged the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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