document.write( "Question 1061720: How do I solve for a in the problem 4a+2=3b-5 ? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "That 4 in that last step in the solution above\r\n" );
document.write( "should be divided, not multiplied.\r\n" );
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document.write( "4a+2 = 3b-5\r\n" );
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document.write( "Get rid of the +2 on the left by adding -2 to both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "4a+2 = 3b-5\r\n" );
document.write( "  -2     -2\r\n" );
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document.write( "4a+0 = 3b-7\r\n" );
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document.write( "Ignore the 0:\r\n" );
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document.write( "4a   = 3b-7\r\n" );
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document.write( "Get rid of the multiplied 4 by dividing both sides by 4:\r\n" );
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document.write( " 4a    3b-7\r\n" );
document.write( "覧覧 = 覧覧\r\n" );
document.write( "  4     4\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the 4's on the left\r\n" );
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document.write( " 4a    3b-7\r\n" );
document.write( "覧覧 = 覧覧\r\n" );
document.write( "  4     4\r\n" );
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document.write( "       3b-7\r\n" );
document.write( "  a  = 覧覧\r\n" );
document.write( "        4\r\n" );
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