document.write( "Question 130463: CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM WHEN I CHECK IT THE ANSWER DOESN'T MATCH:
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document.write( "4W+9-W+4=3W+11
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document.write( "4W-W+13=3W+11
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document.write( "3W+13=3W+11
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document.write( "3W=24
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document.write( "W=8\r
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document.write( "CHECK:\r
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document.write( "4(8)+9-8+4=3(8)+11
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document.write( "32+9-8+4=24+11
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document.write( "41-4=35
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document.write( "37=35\r
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document.write( "WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #95289 by ilana(307)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Found your mistake: you can't go from 3W+13=3W+11 to 3W=24. Instead, from 3W+13=3W+11, you could subtract 3W from both sides and get 13=11, showing you there is no solution to this equation. You could also subtract 11 from both sides, giving you 3W+2=3W. Then subtract 3W from both sides and get 2=0, again showing there is no solution. Regardless, this equation has no solution. \n" ); document.write( " |