document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=91597>Question 91597</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0536753601/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve the following equation for the variable x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.7xy=7.4fp<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Greg </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3.7xy = 7.4fp<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How about if we divide both side by 3.7y?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%283.7xy%29%29%2F%28%283.7y%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%283.7xy%29%29%2F%28%283.7y%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%287.4fp%29%29%2F%28%283.7y%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%287.4fp%29%29%2F%28%283.7y%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That would leave us with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%287.4fp%29%29%2F%28%283.7y%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%287.4fp%29%29%2F%28%283.7y%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, 3.7 will cancel into 7.4, so we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282fp%29%29%2Fy ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282fp%29%29%2Fy\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did this make sense to you? </SPAN>\n" );
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