document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=539813>Question 539813</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 64x + 5 = 133<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64 * x + 5=133<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64 * x +5 -133=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64 * x + -128<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64/64     64/128<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am not understanding why the 133 became a negative number nor do I understand why the answer is a positive answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I understand how I got the answer but I am not understanding how the positive/negative works:/ Thank you in advance </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #353560 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=353560\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Because you are subtracting 133 from both sides of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Alternatively, you can subtract 5 from both sides to get 64x = 133 - 5 = 128, x = 2. </SPAN>\n" );
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