document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=8548>Question 8548</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The problem I am working on is for some reason just escaping me. It is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x-4=6x+3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #4757 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=4757\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, you must get all the x terms on one side.  To get rid of the 6x on the right side, you can add -6x to each side:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15x - 4 = 6x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x -6x - 4 = 6x - 6x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x - 4 = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, you need to get all the \"non-x\" terms on the OTHER side.  In this case, it will be nice to get rid of the -4, so you add +4 to each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x - 4 = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x -4 +4 = 3 + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x = 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The last step is to get the x by itself.  To get rid of the 9, you must realize that the operation between the 9 and the x is multiplication, so you must undo multiplication--that is, divide both sides by 9.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's ugly, but in math you just have to get used to ugly!!  It happens all the time.  Life doesn't always come out even!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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