document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=578562>Question 578562</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5b+7+2b=23<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms first: 5b+2b=7b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what it should look like: 7b+7=23\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now subtract 7 from 23 since you add it to help find b: 7b+7-7=23-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what it should look like: 7b=16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now divide 16 by 7 to find b: 7b/7=16/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=2 2/7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 over 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check: plug in b to solve-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(2 2/7)+7+2(2 2/7)=23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80 over 7+7+32 over 7= 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23=23 :D\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ps (when i use / it means over) </SPAN>\n" );
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