document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117916>Question 117916</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x/2 - 1 = 6x/2 - 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First simplify the fractional terms by division:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x/2 =2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x/2 =3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x - 1 = 3x - 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First subtract 3x from both sides of the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3x -1 = 3x-3x -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x-1= -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now add 1 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x-1+1 = -4+1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x=-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find x by dividing both sides by -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x/-1 = -3/-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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