document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=91660>Question 91660</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x – 2)/5 – 3/2 = (x + 1)/10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried this and came up with 3 1/2 or 3.5.  When I replaced the x with this solution and worked out both sides, the answer on both sides of the = where different.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am stumped and even my sister who is 30 and just finished her algebra course could not figure it out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me to figure out where to begin. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #66566 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=66566\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x+-+2%29%2F5+-+3%2F2+=+%28x+%2B+1%29%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x+-+2%29%2F5+-+3%2F2+=+%28x+%2B+1%29%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by the LCD, which is 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract x from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides by the LCD, which is 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OK </SPAN>\n" );
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