document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1202508>Question 1202508</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fifteen decreased by the quotient of a number and 3 is 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got 15-x / 3 = 20 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming the equation you wrote is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15+-+x%2F3+=+20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15+-+x%2F3+=+20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then you are correct so far.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We follow PEMDAS in reverse to undo what happens to x. This is to isolate it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-+x%2F3+=+20-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-+x%2F3+=+20-15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-3%2A5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-3%2A5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15+-+%28-15%29%2F3+=+20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15+-+%28-15%29%2F3+=+20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20+=+20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20+=+20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The solution works.<BR>\n" );
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