document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=987607>Question 987607</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y/4 + 1 = C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I started working this problem out. I started by multiplying by 4 on both sides, getting y+1=4c. I subtracted 1, getting y=4c-1. I thought that was the solution, however I typically check my work on a few apps I have, just because I like knowing I got the right answer and then when I get something different I can try to find what I did wrong. Both things I checked said the correct solution was y=4c-4 and for some reason I don't know how they got the -4 at the end. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I started working this problem out. I started by multiplying by 4 on both sides, getting y+1=4c. I subtracted 1, getting y=4c-1. I thought that was the solution, however I typically check my work on a few apps I have, just because I like knowing I got the right answer and then when I get something different I can try to find what I did wrong. Both things I checked said the correct solution was y=4c-4 and for some reason I don't know how they got the -4 at the end.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">When you multiplied the left-side by 4, you should've gotten: y + 4, NOT y + 1. This is where you made the mistake. You failed to multiply + 1 by 4. </SPAN>\n" );
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