document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77777>Question 77777</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My equation is 5x+8+3x-x+5=6x-3 I have gotten the answer which is -16 and checked it on the equation solver. What I do not understand is why I am not coming out with the correct answer when I check the problem by replacing x with -16? Can someone help me with checking the work?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have 5(-16)+8+3(-16)-16+5=6(-16)-3 but it is not coming out equal on both sides. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55773 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=55773\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The answer of x=-16 is right but your check has a flaw. Your check says\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%28-16%29%2B8%2B3%28-16%29%2Bhighlight%28%28-16%29%29%2B5=6%28-16%29-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%28-16%29%2B8%2B3%28-16%29%2Bhighlight%28%28-16%29%29%2B5=6%28-16%29-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Notice I've highlighted -16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when it should be\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%28-16%29%2B8%2B3%28-16%29%2Bhighlight%2816%29%2B5=6%28-16%29-3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%28-16%29%2B8%2B3%28-16%29%2Bhighlight%2816%29%2B5=6%28-16%29-3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >       Notice I changed the -16 on the left to +16 so we get. The reason why is we have x=-16 and we plug it into \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%2B8%2B3x-x%2B5=6x-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x%2B8%2B3x-x%2B5=6x-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%28-16%29%2B8%2B3%28-16%29-%28-16%29%2B5=6%28-16%29-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%28-16%29%2B8%2B3%28-16%29-%28-16%29%2B5=6%28-16%29-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Since we have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%28-16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%28-16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > it becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our check comes to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%28-16%29%2B8%2B3%28-16%29-%28-16%29%2B5=6%28-16%29-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%28-16%29%2B8%2B3%28-16%29-%28-16%29%2B5=6%28-16%29-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-80%2B11-48%2B16%2B5=-96-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-80%2B11-48%2B16%2B5=-96-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-99=-99 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-99=-99\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And that verifies our answer.  </SPAN>\n" );
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