document.write( "Question 62169: 8(x-1)+3=7x-6-5x \n" ); document.write( "

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8(X-1)+3=7X-6-5X
\n" ); document.write( "8X-8+3=2X-6
\n" ); document.write( "8X-2X=-6+8-3
\n" ); document.write( "6X=-1
\n" ); document.write( "X=-1/6
\n" ); document.write( "PROOF
\n" ); document.write( "8(-1/6-1)+3=7*-1/6-6-5*-1/6
\n" ); document.write( "8(-7/6)+3=-7/6-6+5/6
\n" ); document.write( "-56/6+3=-7/6-6+5/6
\n" ); document.write( "-56/6+18/6=-7/6-36/6+5/6
\n" ); document.write( "-38/6=-38/6 \n" ); document.write( "

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