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document.write( "Math has never been my strong suit and I've tried several online solvers and nothing makes sense to me. I'm trying to solve a problem to get coordinates for a location. The problem is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for X: (12/30)= (x/5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N 36 57. (21 / 7)(6/3 - x) + (8.5 * 2x)(9 - 2x) + (12 / x)(3 + x - 5) + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W 76 31. (-21 + 23x)(2x*5) + (53.75 * x)(46x / 23) + (6 / x)(24 / 4x) - (12x / 72 - 6 / 9x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #618923 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=618923\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cross-multiply:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (5)(12)\ =\ 30x\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rest is simply substitution and arithmetic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it\r<BR>\n" );
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