document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=99864>Question 99864</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve: 8/7x=-12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/7*x/1 = 12/1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st in all problems with fractions and equal signs (equations): FIRST, GET RID OF THE FRACTIONS !!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply 7 times both sides: 8x=-84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "get rid of the 8; divide 8 into each side: x=-84/8=-21/2<BR>\n" );
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