document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=13004>Question 13004</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a-8=(a/2)+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a/2 is a fraction, but I didn't know how to write it on here<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6722 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=smik><B>smik(40)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=smik><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=6722\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You would start off by bringing all the variables to one side and the constants to another:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3a-8=(a/2)+2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Becomes: 3a-(a/2)=10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we multiply each side by 2 so to get rid of the denominator in a/2:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(3a-(a/2))=2(10)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Becomes: 6a-a=20 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Becomes: 5a=20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each side by 5:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=4 </SPAN>\n" );
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