document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1192117>Question 1192117</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a+1/2 = 2a-1/5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #824018 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52810)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=824018\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't know how to read it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is the left side  &nbsp;&nbsp;a + (1/2)  &nbsp;&nbsp;or  &nbsp;&nbsp;(a+1)/2 ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is the right side  &nbsp;&nbsp;2a - (1/5)  &nbsp;&nbsp;or  &nbsp;&nbsp;(2a-1)/5 ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use parentheses systematically and properly to avoid ambiguity.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>Comment from student</U> : (a+1)/2 = (2a-1)/5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>My response</U>.  Ok, very good.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 10 to run off the denominators.  You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5(a+1) = 2*(2a-1).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify step by step and find \"a\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5a + 5 = 4a - 2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5a - 4a = -2 - 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "       a    = -7.\r\n" );
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document.write( "<U>ANSWER</U>.  a = -7.\r\n" );
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document.write( "<U>CHECK</U>.  At a= -7, the left side of the original equation is  (a+1)/2 = (-7+1)/2 = -6/2 = -3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "                  the right side of the original equation is  (2a-1)/5 = (2*(-7)-1)/5 = -15/5 = -3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "                  It confirms that the answer is correct.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solved.\r<BR>\n" );
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