document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=838110>Question 838110</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I need your guys help, and I'm sorry if I'm in the wrong place!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ok, the problem is this: 2d = 3/2d +9. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the book, it changed that problem into this...4d = 3d + 18. I'm having trouble figuring out how did 2d=3/2d+9 turn into 4d=3d+18. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The only way I can think of is to multiply everything by 2, but why??? Wouldn't the first step to this problem is to put \"d\" by it self or something? I already know what to do with \"4d=3d+18\" to get an answer. The only thing I'm having trouble is how did 2d=3/2d+9 turn into 4d=3d+18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #504864 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=504864\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Multiply both sides by 2, because fractions are annoying. You can also subtract (3/2)d from both sides to get (1/2)d = 9 --> d = 18, which is also a perfectly valid solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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