document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=52454>Question 52454</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> before rodland sold two female rabbits, half of his rabbits were female. After the sale, only one third of his rabbits were female. If x represents his original number of rabbits, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2x-2=1/3(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve the equation to find the number of rabbits that he had befor the sale </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #34997 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=darq><B>darq(90)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=darq><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=darq><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=34997\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2%2Ax-2=1%2F3%2A%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2%2Ax-2=1%2F3%2A%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply with \"6\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use distributive property\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-12=2x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "variables in one side constants in the other\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-2x=-4+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8 </SPAN>\n" );
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