document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=874573>Question 874573</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for X and describe each step:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1)4x-2=22<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 #527578 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mxgirl22><B>mxgirl22(39)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mxgirl22><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=mxgirl22><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=527578\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for X and describe each step:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1)4x-2=22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2)5x-7=3x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation 1.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Get \"4x\" by itself, by adding \"2\" to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The result from adding \"2\" to both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now get \"x\" by itself, by dividing both sides by \"4\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation 2.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Move the x's to one side either by subtracting \"3x\"from both sides OR by subtracting \"5x\" to both sides. However, if you use \"5x\" we will have to deal with \"-2x\", so lets subtract \"3x\" from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that we got the x's to one side of the equation, we need to move -7 by adding 7 to both sides of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next we need to get \"x\" by itself by dividing both sides by \"2\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=4 1/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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