document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57109>Question 57109</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 9x+7=5x-3 solve for x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #38830 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lags2much><B>lags2much(2)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lags2much><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=38830\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Begin by moving the constants to the right by subtracting 7 from both sides and move the variables to the left by subtracting 5x from both sides.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x+7&nbsp;&nbsp;=5x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9x&nbsp;=5x-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-5x&nbsp;&nbsp;-5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4x&nbsp;&nbsp;=10<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then divide both sides by 4.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>4x</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;=<u>10</u><BR>\n" );
document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;x&nbsp;&nbsp;=10/4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;or&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2&nbsp;1/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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