document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=619927>Question 619927</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello. I am sorry for the bother, but please help me. During the summer, I must study algebra so that I can (re)take the test for this one charter school. However, because I am so bad at math, I cannot complete this alone. For today, I just need help understanding the whole concept of \"equations\". Particulary, I need help on simple things like 3x+6=30... solve for x. Again, I am very sorry for this immediate disturbance. I have tried +6 on both sides, but I do not know what to do next. I must pass their test. Yet, I am still stuck on this simple problem... please help! Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #389858 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=389858\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You don't add 6 to both sides. You want to undo that +6 on the left side. So you subtract 6 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+6 = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+6 <font color=\"red\">-6</font> = 30 <font color=\"red\">-6</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then notice how 6-6 on the left side becomes 0 and it goes away. On the right side, 30-6 becomes 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we then get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now divide both sides by 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x<font color=\"red\">/3</font> = 24<font color=\"red\">/3</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is x = <font color=\"red\">8</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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