document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=790700>Question 790700</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do I solve 5d-1=-11 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #479255 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=shosta><B>shosta(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=shosta><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=479255\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> to solve for d, try to get the d by itself on one side of the equal sign.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can do this by getting rid of the 1 and 5 term on the same side as the d.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get rid of the -1 we will add 1 to both sides \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5d-1= -11<BR>\n" );
document.write( " +1    +1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5d= -10 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now to get rid of the 5 we have to divide it away, and whatever we do to one side of the equal sign we have to do to the other side \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5d/5 = -10/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d= -2   * we got the -2 because 5 goes into 10 2 times  </SPAN>\n" );
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