document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=934631>Question 934631</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitution <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=y+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-8=2x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #567613 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=567613\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Replace EVERY x in y-8=2x with y+7. Why is this valid? Because we're given that x = y+7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we go from \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-8=2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-8=2(y+7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From here, we distribute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-8 = 2y + 14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll let you finish up. You need to solve for y. Once you have the solution for y, you plug it into x = y+7 to get the solution for x. </SPAN>\n" );
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