document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=65242>Question 65242</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7.1x-2.0=2.2x-10.5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #45767 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=45767\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7.1x-2.0=2.2x-10.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you hate dealing with decimals, you can get rid of them by muliplying both sides of the equation by 10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10(7.1x-2.0)=10(2.2x-10.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "71x-20=22x-105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "71x-22x-20=22x-22x-105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49x-20=0-105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49x-20=-105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49x-20+20=-105+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49x+0=-85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49x=-85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49x/49=-85/49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=-1.734693878%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=-1.734693878%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Round off to where ever your teacher asks you to.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These are a pain to check by hand, but I always double check these on a calculator.  Let x=-85/49 in your calculator and you'll see that both sides of the equation =-14.31632653.  Therefore, just because we got a crazy fraction or decimal for an answer doesn't mean we're wrong.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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