Posted by Joy on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 11:15pm.
Subtract it from both sides.
It is the same thing as changing the sign and moving it to the other side.
Example: 3x+7=9x-15
So your going to subtract 3x from both sides. You should end up with 7=6x-15. So now your giong to add 15 to both sides. You should get 22=6x.
Hope that helps!! :)
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