document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=648234>Question 648234</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the variable j:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3j/4 + 2=-1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #406599 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Algebraic><B>Algebraic(50)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Algebraic><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=Algebraic><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=406599\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Original equation: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3j%2F4%29+%2B+2=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3j%2F4%29+%2B+2=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1: Subtract '2' to both sides to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3j%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3j%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by itself\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3j%2F4%29+%2B+2=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3j%2F4%29+%2B+2=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3j%2F4%29=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3j%2F4%29=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2: To get rid of the fraction and to get 'j' by itself, we must multiply the fraction by its reciprocal.. this will cancel the fraction out. We must do this to both sides of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3j%2F4%29%28-4%2F3%29=-3%28-4%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3j%2F4%29%28-4%2F3%29=-3%28-4%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3: Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=j=%2812%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"j=%2812%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4: Continue simplifying\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=j=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"j=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=j=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"j=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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