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document.write( "How do I solve -7x + 4x = 9 ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " add like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rules of addition<BR>\n" );
document.write( "opposite sign: subtract <BR>\n" );
document.write( "same sign: add<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take sign of larger #\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x-4x=3x and since the -7 is bigger, it is -3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3x=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-3<BR>\n" );
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