document.write( "Question 120542: here's my pre algebra problem \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #88369 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"15x%2B24=24x%2B78\" Combine like terms on the right side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"15x=24x%2B78-24\"Subtract 24 from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"15x-24x=78-24\" Subtract 24x from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-9x=78-24\" Combine like terms on the left side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2854%29%2F%28-9%29\" Divide both sides by -9 to isolate x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our answer is \"x=-6\" \r
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