document.write( "Question 1050745: What is an equation that has variables on both sides and have a solution of -3 \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Start with the final answer you would want to\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x = -3\r\n" );
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document.write( "and work backwards.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Make up something arbitrary to add to both sides\r\n" );
document.write( "that has a variable and a constant to both sides,\r\n" );
document.write( "like maybe 7x + 2.  Add that to both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + 7x + 2 = -3 + 7x + 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "That will do since it has variables on both sides.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "But you might want to collect like terms on both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "    8x + 2 = 7x - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "You can make them up by the hundreds.\r\n" );
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