document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=656464>Question 656464</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to solve this algebra problem 6x+7=13x-9 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1: Find the =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 2: Find the + or -.  What side is it on?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since it's on both sides, pick your favorite term and add or subtract it.  My favorite term is -9, so I will add 9 to both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+7=13x-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 16 = 13x  (added 9 to both sides)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step 3: Find the + or - again.  What side is it on?  Since it's on the left, ask \"Which term, 6x or 16, os a like term to the 13x on the right?\"  ANSWER: 6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, we subtract 6x from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 16 = 13x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 = 7x  (subtracted 6x from both sides)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16/7  (divided both sides by 7) </SPAN>\n" );
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