document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=781047>Question 781047</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Trying to help my daughter with her homework and I don't know how to solve for x. The problem is 17x + 56 = -12 Can anyone help me figure this out step by step? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "17x=-68 subtract 56 from each side of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-4 divide -68 by 17.  The answer is pronounced \"negative four\" not \"minus four\"<BR>\n" );
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