document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=7821>Question 7821</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-1/4(-32x=40y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "& this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x+4y)+(-4)(8x-y) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "8x=40y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8x)<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=(40y)<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=5y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x+4y)+(-4)(8x-y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(3)(x)+(3)(4y)+(-4)(8x)+(-4)(-y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=3x+12y-32x+4y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-29x+16y<BR>\n" );
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