document.write( "Question 134477: Can you show me all the steps to solve equations like 2x-3=5x+4 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=5x%2B4%2B3\"Add 3 to both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-5x=4%2B3\" Subtract 5x from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-3x=4%2B3\" Combine like terms on the left side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-3x=7\" Combine like terms on the right side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%287%29%2F%28-3%29\" Divide both sides by -3 to isolate x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-7%2F3\" Reduce\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our answer is \"x=-7%2F3\" (which is approximately \"x=-2.333\" in decimal form)\r
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