document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=139758>Question 139758</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve these equations!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.) 5(x-3) = 2x+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.) -12 + 4n = 6(n-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THANKS! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #101855 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=101855\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I know this is not an English tutoring site, but you need some instruction in that area as well as your math.  Placing an exclamation point at the end of a sentence makes the sentence an imperative, in other words, a command.  In effect, you are ordering someone to solve the two equations presented.  Given that we are all volunteers, the mood of your expression is rather out of line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.)  Distribute the 5 across the parentheses, then add -2x to both sides, then add 15 to both sides, collect terms, and finally divide by the resulting coefficient on the variable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.)  The method is precisely the same, except for different numbers.  Use the same procedure. </SPAN>\n" );
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