document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=934384>Question 934384</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you do two step equations when the variable is the numerator and is added by a number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #567390 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=567390\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Giving a specific example might be better.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x, an unknown variable.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Other variables as constants.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This example fits your description:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Objective is solve for the unknown x.  Use number properties to isolate x on one side and all constants on the other side.  Look at how x appears in the original equation, and identify everything that was done to it to make the equation.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Started with x;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Added k;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplied by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fd ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fd\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The result gave r.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do all the steps in REVERSE order and use the INVERSES to do it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Starting now with the original equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by the multiplicative inverse of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fr ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fr\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the additive inverse of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=k ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"k\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "DONE.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Those steps should look like this or consistant with:\r<BR>\n" );
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