document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=970911>Question 970911</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -1[(3000)(0.473)(x-250)]=(4000)(4.184)(x-22.7) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #593520 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=593520\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The left side, after being multiplied by minus 1, is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-(1419) (x-250) becomes  -1419 x + 354750= 16736 x  - 379907.2  (see below for the right side of the equation).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The right side was 16736 (x-22.7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 1419 x to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 379907.2 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18155x  =   734657.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 18155\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=40.4658\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1 * {3000*0.473*(-209.5342)= +297329.03\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4000*4.184*17.7658=297328.43\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If this is performed with two decimal places, there is about a 400 difference between the two.   </SPAN>\n" );
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