document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=733650>Question 733650</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is 8x+2 =5x+23 using the balance method? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "look for the side with the least unknowns<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 8x+2=5x+23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the right hand side (of the equals sign) has 5x and the left hand side has 8x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we take 5x from both sides to eliminate the +5x from the right hand side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "giving<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x+2-5x=5x+23-5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplifying gives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+2=23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we have to eliminate the number from the side with the unknown on<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we have to subtract 2 from both sides to get rid of the +2 from the right hand side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "giving<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+2-2=23-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplifying gives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing both sides by 3 gives us<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7 </SPAN>\n" );
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