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Algebra.Com's Answer #548435 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "combining Like Terms and then Isolating x so as to read the solution
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document.write( "2x+5=4x-17  Adding -2x and 17 to both sides of the EQ to combine Like terms
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document.write( "22 = 2x     Dividing both sides of EQ by 2 to isolate x
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document.write( "11 = x \n" );
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