document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=12495>Question 12495</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this equation:  3x-2=x +8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6355 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=6355\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The idea here is to get the variable, x in this case, to one side of the = and the numbers on the other side using the rules of algebra.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+-+2+=+x+%2B+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+-+2+=+x+%2B+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Subtract x from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+-+2+-+x+=+x+%2B+8+-+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+-+2+-+x+=+x+%2B+8+-+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+-+2+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+-+2+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now add 2 to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+-+2+%2B+2+=+8+%2B+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+-+2+%2B+2+=+8+%2B+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+=+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+=+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Finally, divide both sides by 2 because you want x = ??? not 2x = ???\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2F2+=+10%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2F2+=+10%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To check the solution, you substitute 5 in place of x (all of them) in the original equation and, if the rwo sides are equal, then the solutionis correct.  If not, then it's back to the drawing board.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%285%29+-+2+=+5+%2B+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%285%29+-+2+=+5+%2B+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15+-+2+=+13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15+-+2+=+13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13+=+13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13+=+13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > The solution is correct!\r<BR>\n" );
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