document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53729>Question 53729</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7+3x=x-4(2+x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have no idea hw to solve that problem. I tried doing -7 on both sides, but it didn't come out right.. Thanks for help </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #35974 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><B>rchill(405)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><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=35974\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You need to first expand the equation on the right side to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2B3x=x-8-4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2B3x=x-8-4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and then combine like terms to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2B3x=-8-3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2B3x=-8-3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Now add 3x to both sides and we get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2B6x=-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2B6x=-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and then subtract 7 from both sides to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x=-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x=-15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Finally, divide both sides by 6 to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-15%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-15%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which reduces to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-5%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-5%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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