document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=510926>Question 510926</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My question is when doing a problem example,  10x-22=29-7x . I under stand that I need to get my X on one side of the equation and I do that by adding or subracting on both sides. How do you know witch side to pick. and wether to add or subract?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                         10x-22= 29-7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                         -7x 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                          3x -51 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                        -10x -51            divid each by 10  x= 5.1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Generally we want it on the left, but it is not necessary, sometimes it's easier to select the side which will make x positive (the final solution, x has to be positive)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 7x to both sides, that gets rid of x on the right side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x + 7x - 22 = 29 -7x +7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x - 22 = 29<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 22 to both sides, that gets the numbers on the right side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x - 22 + 22 = 29 + 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x = 51<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 17 to get 1x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See if this works out in the original equation, replace x with 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10(3) - 22 = 29 - 7(3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 - 22 = 29 - 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 = 8; equality reigns, x=3 is correct! </SPAN>\n" );
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