document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=64039>Question 64039</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am a parent trying to help my daughter with this equation.  I am not sure what I am doing incorrectly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4=7x-(-1)/8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-4=7x-(-1)/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4 = 7X - (-1)/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add  (-1)/8 on  both sides of the equation.( Because here we  want to find the value of x.  For that bring all the   x terms in one side and all the other terms into other.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here in the right side we have (-1)/8 is subtracting from 7x,  so add both sides by that term so that it will get cacelled from the right side and only 7x will retain.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> -4 +(-1)/8 =7x-(-1)/8 + (-1)/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> -4 +(-1)/8 = 7x --------------------------(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we have to simplify the left hand side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here we can rewrite the expressions as follows,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4/1 +(-1)/8 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here the denominators are not same so first of all make it equal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find out the least common factor of 1 and 8, which is 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply whole term by 8 and put tha common denominator 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>  {8* -4/1 +(-1)/8 }/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> { -32 - 1} /8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> -33/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> -33/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now equation (1)-4 +(-1)/8 = 7x ==>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  -33/8 = 7X\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOW DIVIDE BOTH SIDES BY 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> -33/8*7  = 7x/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> -33/56  = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>  x = -33/56\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you understood.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Praseenakos@yahoo.co.in\r<BR>\n" );
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