document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=988218>Question 988218</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3x+4=12x+5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I\"ve tried but don't know if I'm right. Plus I need to know how to check my work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+4=12x+5  I saw somewhere that I make the 4 a -  why do I make it a negative?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then add 4 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=12x+9   then divide all by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4x+3   <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Where do I go from here and please show me how to check my work. Thank you and God bless.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I\"ve tried but don't know if I'm right. Plus I need to know how to check my work.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "3x+4=12x+5  I saw somewhere that I make the 4 a -  why do I make it a negative?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then add 4 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=12x+9   then divide all by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4x+3   <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Where do I go from here and please show me how to check my work. Thank you and God bless. <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;\">  3x + 4 = 12x + 5\r\n" );
document.write( "      3x = 12x + 1 --- Subtracting 4 from both sides in order to ISOLATE 3x\r\n" );
document.write( "3x - 12x = 1 --------- Subtracting 12x from both sides to isolate x\r\n" );
document.write( "    - 9x = 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Check\r\n" );
document.write( "======</PRE>Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-+1%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-+1%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, substitute this value into the original equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, 3x + 4 = 12x + 5 becomes:<BR>\n" );
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