document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=718024>Question 718024</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x-7 divided by x+2=1/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "------ = 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(x - 7) = 1(x + 2) {cross-multiplied}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - 28 = x + 2 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 30 {subtracted x and added 28 to each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10 {divided each side by 3}<BR>\n" );
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