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document.write( "9x+1=8x+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do I add 9x and 8x together then 1 and 4, not sure? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I need help solving this equation and checking the solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x+1=8x+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do I add 9x and 8x together then 1 and 4, not sure?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x + 1 = 8x + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the variables are on different sides, we need to get both on the same side. We can therefore choose to get rid of the variable on the right-side by subtracting 8x. When 8x is subtracted from the left side, it leaves 0 + 4 on the right side, and the left-side becomes 9x - 8x + 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Likewise, you subtract 1 from the left-side in order to get rid of the 1. Now we have: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x - 8x + 1 - 1 = 8x - 8x + 4 - 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can now substitute 3 for x in the original equation to determine if that solution makes the equation true, and it does, as seen below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9(3) + 1 = 8(3) + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27 + 1 = 24 + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28 = 28 (TRUE)\r<BR>\n" );
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