document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=81598>Question 81598</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -1/3x + 7 = 16, what is the value of 2x + 1?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. -27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. -53<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. -137 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #58434 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=58434\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First solve for x using the equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-1%2F3%29x+%2B+7+=+16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-1%2F3%29x+%2B+7+=+16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 7 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then get x by itself on the left side by multiplying both sides by -3. When you do that <BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplication the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that you know the value of x from the first equation, you can substitute that value into<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+%2B+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+%2B+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get the answer to your question. When you do the substitution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the expression becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A%28-27%29+%2B+1+=+-54+%2B+1+=+-53 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A%28-27%29+%2B+1+=+-54+%2B+1+=+-53\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer to this problem is -53 which means that answer C is correct.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem.<BR>\n" );
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