document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=134443>Question 134443</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780072934663/algebrahomeworkh>elementry algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you show me how the text book came up with this answer(step by step)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  y=3/5x + 7/10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " the book shows the answer as 6x + 10y = 7<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 #98339 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=98339\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Are you sure that the question is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%283%2F5%29x%2B7%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%283%2F5%29x%2B7%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%283%2F5%29x%2B7%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%283%2F5%29x%2B7%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-%283%2F5%29x=7%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-%283%2F5%29x=7%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract (3/5)x from both sides \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%283%2F5%29x%2By=7%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%283%2F5%29x%2By=7%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%28-%283%2Fcross%285%29%29x%2By%29=10%287%2Fcross%2810%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%28-%283%2Fcross%285%29%29x%2By%29=10%287%2Fcross%2810%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by the LCD 10 to clear the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6%2Ax%2B10%2Ay=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6%2Ax%2B10%2Ay=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute and multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now the equation is in standard form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Ax%2BBy=C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ax%2BBy=C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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