document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=62375>Question 62375</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130260371/algebrahomeworkh>prealgebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i dont know how to solve equations with two variables on both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ex: 3x-7 = 4x+5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #43101 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hotrodd><B>hotrodd(18)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hotrodd><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=43101\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All you need to do for variables like this is to just subract or add them to the other side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let me take you step by step with this one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 7 = 4x + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first lets put the variable on one side of the equation. lets do this by subtracting 3x from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7 = x + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then we want to get the variable by its self, so we subtract the 5 from each side of the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-13 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "IF YOU DON'T GET IT STILL, JUST WRITE OUT \"I NEED HELP WITH VARIABLES THAT ARE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE EQUATION\" INSTEAD OF A PROBLEM, AND I OR SOMEONE ELSE WILL TRY TO HELP YOU. </SPAN>\n" );
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