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document.write( "solve the problem and describe the steps you used <BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 - 4c = 10c  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7 - 4c = 10c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are two terms on the left. They are 7 and -4c.  There is one<BR>\n" );
document.write( "term on the right, 10c.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We want to get rid of all terms on the left which DON'T contain c, and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "get rid of all terms on the right that DO contain c.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The term 7 is on the left and does not contain c.  So we get rid of it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "on the left by adding the opposite of 7, namely -7,  to both sides of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `7 - 4c = 10c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` `7 - 4c - 7 = 10c - 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That gives ` ` ` ` `-4c = 10c - 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The term 10c on the right contains c. So we get rid of it on the right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by adding the opposite of 10c, namely -10c, to both sides of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` -4c - 10c = 10c - 7 - 10c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That gives ` ` ` ` -14c = -7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we divide both sides of the equation by the coefficient of c on the left, which is -14:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `-14c` ` `-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ------ = -----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` -14 ` ` -14<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now cancel the -14's on the left, and cancel the negative signs on the right, and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `c = -----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 14<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now reduce 7/14 to 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `c = ---<BR>\n" );
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