document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=113647>Question 113647</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + x = 15-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #82699 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=82699\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One of the first goals in solving first order equations (equations in which the unknown does <BR>\n" );
document.write( "not have an exponent of 2 or more) is to get all the terms containing the unknown on one side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the equal sign and all the numbers on the other side. This is already done in this equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next you combine the terms on both sides. In this problem you combine 3x and +x by adding them<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get 4x. On the other side of the equal sign you combine the 15 and the -3 to get 12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you have reduced the equation to:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve this by dividing both sides of this equation by the multiplier of the x term. In this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "case that multiplier is 4. So divide both sides of the equation by 4:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the left side the 4 in the denominator cancels with the 4 in the numerator and you are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "left with just x. On the right side the 4 in the denominator divides into the 12 in the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "numerator 3 times. So you are now left with:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And this is the answer to the problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Keep these procedures in mind. They are typical steps to follow in solving any first order<BR>\n" );
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