document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=108222>Question 108222</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395937760/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -8-9t=21t-17 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8-9t=21t-17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8-9t=21t-17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9t=21t-17%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9t=21t-17%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Add 8 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9t-21t=-17%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9t-21t=-17%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 21t from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-30t=-17%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-30t=-17%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the left side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-30t=-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-30t=-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=%28-9%29%2F%28-30%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=%28-9%29%2F%28-30%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by -30 to isolate t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=3%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=3%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=3%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=3%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  (which is approximately <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=0.3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=0.3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in decimal form)\r<BR>\n" );
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