document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1003381>Question 1003381</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please tell me the answer to this problem and how to solve it.  I am tutoring an 8th grade student and I am not good at algebra and don't know how to solve it myself, let alone explain it to the student.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 7 = 3x - 21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you in advance for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 3x from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 7 = -21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = -28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -14<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How were you selected to be the tutor? </SPAN>\n" );
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