document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1122012>Question 1122012</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3/8a-8=13 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=56\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " but how? how do you get to 56, i discovered that there were 2 ways but im still a little confused. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #738038 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=738038\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Already explained in https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Linear-equations/Linear-equations.faq.question.1122014.html\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You really have  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F8%29a-8=13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F8%29a-8=13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=%2813%2B8%29%288%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=%2813%2B8%29%288%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which you can compute mentally.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On a calculator, you can press buttons like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13 PLUS 8 EQUAL, MULT BY 8, DIV BY 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(13) (+) (8) (=) (X) (8) (DIVIDEDBY) (3)<BR>\n" );
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