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document.write( "  x + 4 =  9x + 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 9x from both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "  x + 4 =  9x + 4\r\n" );
document.write( "-9x       -9x\r\n" );
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document.write( "-8x + 4 =       4\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 4 from both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "-8x + 4 = 4\r\n" );
document.write( "    - 4  -4\r\n" );
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document.write( "-8x     = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by -8\r\n" );
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document.write( " = \r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the -8's on the left and 0 divided by -8 is 0:\r\n" );
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document.write( " = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we end up with just\r\n" );
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document.write( "          x = 0\r\n" );
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