document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=86484>Question 86484</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4x +1 = 2x +5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #62557 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=303795><B>303795(602)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=303795><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=62557\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The general idea with soving these is to get the variables on one side and the numbers on the other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remember that what you do to one side of the equals sign must be done to the other side as well.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%2B1=2x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%2B1=2x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 1 from each side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x=2x%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x=2x%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 2x from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x-2x=2x%2B4-2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x-2x=2x%2B4-2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute x=2 into the original equation and check if the two sides are equal.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A2%2B1=2%2A2%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A2%2B1=2%2A2%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Correct! </SPAN>\n" );
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