document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=153179>Question 153179</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I would want to know step by step of how to simplfy ecuation and to reduce the expresion? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 4(2x-1)-6(x+3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 6a-2a+5=17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 4(8-3w)=32-8(w+2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #112705 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=112705\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1) 4(2x-1)-6(x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-4-6x-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x-11)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) 6a-2a+5=17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a=17-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=12/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) 4(8-3w)=32-8(w+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32-12w=32-8w-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12w+8w=-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4w=-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=-16/-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=4 </SPAN>\n" );
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