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Given $x+\\var{a}=\\var{b}$, we can rearrange the equation to that find $x=$ [[0]].
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\n\n$x+\\var{a}$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\var{b}$ | \n
$x+\\var{a}-\\var{a}$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\var{b}-\\var{a}$ | \n
$x$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\var{ans1}$ | \n
Given $y-\\var{c}=\\var{d}$, $y=$ [[0]].
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\n\n$y-\\var{c}$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\var{d}$ | \n
$y-\\var{c}+\\var{c}$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\var{d}+\\var{c}$ | \n
$y$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\var{ans2}$ | \n
Rearrange $\\var{f}+z=\\var{g}$ to determine the value of $z$.
\n$z=$ [[0]]
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\n\n$\\var{f}+z$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\var{g}$ | \n
$\\simplify[basic]{{f}+z-{f}}$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\simplify[basic]{{g}-{f}}$ | \n
$z$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\var{ans3}$ | \n
Solve $\\var{h}=\\var{j}+a$ for $a$.
\n$a=$ [[0]]
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\n\n$\\var{h}$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\var{j}+a$ | \n
$\\simplify[basic]{{h}-{j}}$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\simplify[basic]{{j}+a-{j}}$ | \n
$\\var{ans4}$ | \n$=$ | \n$a$ | \n
$a$ | \n$=$ | \n$\\var{ans4}$ | \n