document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=581820>Question 581820</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please help me solve this equation?  I keep coming up with answers other than the one that the book shows is right!  Could you please show the steps you took to arrive at the answer?  Thanks!!! (1/2 is one half - couldn't get it to show another way)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2(2n-5)=4n-1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #371816 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=371816\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/2(2n-5)=4n-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplying both sides by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2n-5)=8n-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n-5=8n-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtracting 2n from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5=6n-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "adding two to both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3=6n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dividing both sides by 6:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3/6 = n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1/2 = n<BR>\n" );
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