document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=852308>Question 852308</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the solution of the proportion?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n-6= n-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n   3n+1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I cross multiplied and got (n-6)(3n+1)=3n(n-5) and I then FOILed and did the distributive property and got 3n^2+n-18n-6=3n^2-15n and I am now stuck and have no idea what to do next.. Please Help! Thank You ! :) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #513292 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josh_jordan><B>josh_jordan(263)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josh_jordan><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=josh_jordan><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=513292\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I'm unclear as to the actual proportion, but I'm assuming it's\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If this is the case, first, you need to cross-multiply, which you did, and you'd get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(n - 6)(3n + 1) = 3n(n - 5) ----->\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, get all of the n's and n^2's to one side, and the numbers to the other side.  When you do this, you will get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2n=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2n=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, you can solve for n, by dividing both sides of the equation by -2:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which is your answer </SPAN>\n" );
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