document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=868358>Question 868358</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Group the terms with variables on one side of the equal sign, and simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-7s + 12 = -9s </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-7s + 12 = -9s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-7s + 12 <font color=\"red\">+7s</font> = -9s <font color=\"red\">+7s</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 = -2s \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice how the -7s and the +7s on the left side add to 0s or just 0 (and it goes away). </SPAN>\n" );
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