document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=128129>Question 128129</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -15+8x=-31 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #93850 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JessicaGill><B>JessicaGill(40)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JessicaGill><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=93850\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-15%2B8x=-31 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-15%2B8x=-31\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First let us add 15 to each side of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-15%2B15%2B8x=-31%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-15%2B15%2B8x=-31%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Simplify to leave us with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x=-16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x=-16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now divide each side by 8 to solve for x <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288%2F8%29x=%28-16%2F8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288%2F8%29x=%28-16%2F8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplified down this is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-15%2B8%28-2%29=-31 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-15%2B8%28-2%29=-31\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Simplified to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-15%2B%28-16%29=-31 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-15%2B%28-16%29=-31\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-31=-31 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-31=-31\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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