document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117113>Question 117113</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve x/4=-6\r<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 #85170 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=85170\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve for x you can begin by recognizing that you can get rid of the denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "on the left side by multiplying both sides by 4 as follows:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the left side, the 4 in the denominator divides into the 4 in the numerator, a division that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "results in 1 times x. You can look at this as just canceling the 4 in the denominator with<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the 4 in the numerator as follows:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After \"crossing out\" the 4 in the denominator with the corresponding 4 in the numerator, you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are left with just x on the left side. So you have:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply out the right side. 4 times -6 is -24 and you can substitute -24 for the multiplication<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and you have the answer:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's the answer ... and how you get it step by step.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem and a few of the procedures you can use solve <BR>\n" );
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