document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=69662>Question 69662</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">   PLEASE HELP ME !!!NEED STEP BY STEP SOLUTION !!THANK'S, JERRY GARRETT\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2+4/a=14/a-3 ????   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Without parenthese it is hard to tell where numerators and denominators<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's a guess on that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 + (4/a) = (14/a)-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 2 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4/a) = (14/a)-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract (14/a) from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10/a = -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Invert both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a/-10 = -1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by -10 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a= 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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