document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=48799>Question 48799</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "80 = 10x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/5x = -10 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First get the x by itself <BR>\n" );
document.write( "to do this divide both sides by 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80/10=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x/10= 1x or x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8=x \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/5x= -10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "get the x by itself by multiplying both sides by 5 to make the 5 a fraction put 5 over 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x/5 times 5/1  the fives cancel  so you have  2x/1 or 2x                                                                             \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-10 times 5= -50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x= -50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x/2=1x or x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-50/2= -25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "just to show you:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x/5 times 5/1= 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10 times 5= -50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x= -50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x/2=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-50/2= -25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= -25 </SPAN>\n" );
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