document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54006>Question 54006</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131808540/algebrahomeworkh>Prentice Hall Mathematics Algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is 26 = 6(5 - a)? I did:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26 = 30 - 6a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-30  -30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4 = -6a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Am I'm right?   <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #36256 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=36256\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yes, you did everything correctly!  You can verify) your answer by substituting it into the original equation to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=26=6%285-2%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"26=6%285-2%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=26=6%2813%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"26=6%2813%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which further simplifies to 26=26.  Because that is a true statement, that means your answer of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is correct!  Good work! </SPAN>\n" );
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