document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=625915>Question 625915</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can't seem to find any 'solvers\" to check for subtraction, only addition.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please help me solve\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-3x=-4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #393886 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=393886\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can't really solve this. Solving means that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you end up with<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = some number and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = some number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A general rule of equations is that in order<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to solve them, the number of equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "has to equal the number of unknowns<BR>\n" );
document.write( "like x, and y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What you have is 1 equations and 2 unknowns,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so it can't be solved. What can be done is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "can be found in terms of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+-+3x+=+-4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+-+3x+=+-4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+3x+-+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+3x+-+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's the plot of this equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+3x+-+4+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+3x+-+4+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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