document.write( "Question 57011: hi. i am very confused with this math.i try to understand, buts it WAY too confusing for me. please help. the three problems are from the book Thinking With Mathematical Models: Linear and inverse Variation.
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\n" ); document.write( "5x+7=3x+5
\n" ); document.write( "7+3x=5x-5
\n" ); document.write( "2.5x-8=5x+12
\n" ); document.write( "THAnkS soo much! its on page 38 numbers 26-28. and the only thing it says is: Solve each equation. Show the steps in your solutions. I'm really lost!
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Algebra.Com's Answer #38792 by stanbon(75887)\"\" \"About 
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5x+7=3x+5
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\n" ); document.write( "2x+7=5
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 7 from both sides to get:
\n" ); document.write( "2x=-2
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\n" ); document.write( "7+3x=5x-5
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 3x from both sides to get:
\n" ); document.write( "7=2x-5
\n" ); document.write( "Add 5 to both sides to get:
\n" ); document.write( "2x=12
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 2 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "x=6
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\n" ); document.write( "2.5x-8=5x+12
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 2.5x from both sides to get:
\n" ); document.write( "-8=2.5x+12
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 12 from both sides to get:
\n" ); document.write( "-20=2.5x
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 2.5 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "x=-8
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