document.write( "Question 589974: I am in the sixth grade, I need help with this equation. 24x - 10 = 18x - 4. thanks, Skyla
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document.write( " 24x - 10 = 18x -  4\r\n" );
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document.write( "Get rid of the - 10 on the left with + 10 on both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( " 24x - 10 = 18x -  4\r\n" );
document.write( "     + 10       + 10\r\n" );
document.write( " 24x      = 18x +  6\r\n" );
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document.write( "Get rid of the 18x on the right with -10x on both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( " 24x - 10 = 18x -  4\r\n" );
document.write( "     + 10       + 10\r\n" );
document.write( " 24x      = 18x +  6\r\n" );
document.write( "-18x       -18x    \r\n" );
document.write( "  6x      =        6\r\n" );
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document.write( "Get rid of the 6 on the left by dividing both sides by 6\r\n" );
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document.write( " 24x - 10 = 18x - 4\r\n" );
document.write( "     + 10       + 10\r\n" );
document.write( " 24x      = 18x + 6\r\n" );
document.write( "-18x       -18x    \r\n" );
document.write( "  6x      =       6\r\n" );
document.write( "  6               6\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide the 6's\r\n" );
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document.write( " 24x - 10 = 18x - 4\r\n" );
document.write( "     + 10       + 10\r\n" );
document.write( " 24x      = 18x + 6\r\n" );
document.write( "-18x       -18x    \r\n" );
document.write( "  6x      =       6\r\n" );
document.write( "  6               6\r\n" );
document.write( "   x      =       1 \r\n" );
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