document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=709141>Question 709141</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm having a problem understanding how to solve this problem. I'm supposed to solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "3x + 5y = ax + 2y      solve for x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #436396 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=436396\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The task is to solve for x, a variable, a number; but not to find any value.  The given equation has three variables but is only one equation.  The solutions for values are infinite.  \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Just focus on the question to be answered --- solving for x.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "3x + 5y = ax + 2y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-ax+5y=2y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-ax=2y-5y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3-a)x=2y-5y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=%282y-5y%29%2F%283-a%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=%282y-5y%29%2F%283-a%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );