document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=732988>Question 732988</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -27=-x+24 I need help  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #448168 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=448168\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-27+=+x+%2B+24+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-27+=+x+%2B+24+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Think of the = sign as a balance point, and everything<BR>\n" );
document.write( "on the left side has to balance everything on the right side.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That means if you change the right side, you've thrown it out of balance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and now you have to do the same thing to the left side.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If I subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+24+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+24+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from the right side, then I have to do the same to the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "left side, so<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-24+=+-24+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-24+=+-24+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Doing this subtraction, I get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-51+=+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-51+=+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > answer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you can check by putting the answer back into the equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Doing the operation on the right, I get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation is still balanced, so my solution was correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps\r<BR>\n" );
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