document.write( "Question 1122948: So this is literal equations, i didnt know what catagory to put this question under so I put it in here.
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So this is literal equations, i didnt know what catagory to put this question under so I put it in here.
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The correct answer depends on where the \"u\" is. 
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document.write( "Is it ?\r
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document.write( "Since you said it's the latter, we'll pick up where you left off.
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document.write( "You have: 5uy - 5 = 3 <===== This is wrong! 
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document.write( "Let's go back some more to: 
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document.write( "Multiplying the above by LCD, 5u will give you: 5uy - 25u = 3, and NOT 5uy - 5 = 3. Understand?
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document.write( "5uy - 25u = 3
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