document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=747325>Question 747325</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation for x and show all your work.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6+ (x –5)/2=(x –7)/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me solve this problems and each step in order to understand it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you in advance. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #454821 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cromlix><B>Cromlix(4381)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cromlix><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=Cromlix><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=454821\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First of all  clear the brackets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 + (x - 5)/2 => 6 + x -5/2 => x + 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the equation becomes:-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 1/2 = x - 7/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To remove the lower numbers(2 and 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you find one number that both 2 and 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "will divide into. This is 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  2 divides into 6 then 3 goes up to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply x + 1 = 3x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  3 divides into 6 then 2 goes up to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply x - 7 = 2x - 14.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now as both equations have the same denominator (6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we can equal one to the other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    3x + 3 = 2x - 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Sort out like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    3x - 2x = - 14 - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          x = - 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To check put x = -17 into:-\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    x + 1/2 => -17 + 1/2 = -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    x - 7/3 => -17 - 7/3 = -8   Both agree </SPAN>\n" );
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