document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=60087>Question 60087</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the equation by simplifying both sides and then using transformations to isolate the variable\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+3x=5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x divided by 5 equals x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 divided by 5 equals 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         x=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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