document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=15784>Question 15784</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> WHAT IS THE CORRECT STEP TO SOLVING THE FOLLOWING EQUATION:5X-3=13-3X </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The object to this is to find out what x=;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we need to get the x's on one side and the whole numbers on the other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We will first add 3x to both sides;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-3+3x=13-3x+3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can add like terms;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-3=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we will add 3 to each side;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-3+3=13+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 8;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope you understand<BR>\n" );
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