document.write( "Question 662276: Please help me solve this equation ((( y = 1/2x -5)))\r
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document.write( "Uh oh!  The other tutor's answer has a sign wrong.\r\n" );
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document.write( "      y = x - 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 2 to clear of fractions:\r\n" );
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document.write( "     2y = 2x - 10\r\n" );
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document.write( "     2y = x - 10\r\n" );
document.write( " +10        + 10\r\n" );
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document.write( "2y + 10 = x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Swap sides.\r\n" );
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document.write( "      x = 2y + 10 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin

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