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document.write( "how do you write this out to find x? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "how do you write this out to find x?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the right side as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5-x = 3+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add x to both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = 3+3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 3 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2=3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 3 and switch the sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2/3<BR>\n" );
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