document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=17321>Question 17321</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help me solve for X using the following question;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5x-1 = 6(x+9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I got -5 -1 = 6x + 54 and I get lost from here... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #8346 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=8346\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In your first step you lost an x.  It should be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5x - 1 = 6x + 54\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The next step is to get all the x terms on one side.  You do this by getting rid or \"undo\"ing the x terms on one side.  Since you have a +6x on the right side, you can undo the +6x by subtracting 6x from each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5x - 6x - 1 = 6x -6x + 54\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-11x -1 = 54\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, you have all the x-terms on the left side, you should get all the number terms to the opposite side.  You need to undo the -1, by adding +1 to each side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-11x -1+1 = 54 +1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11x = 55\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, you need to undo the multiplication by the -11.  You do this by dividing both sides by -11.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See my lesson plan called Equation Solving in algebra.com.  This Lesson Plan comes from my book Basic Algebra: One Step at a Time. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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