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 #112708 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=112708\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ok, the first one is not an ecuation(sic) but an expression.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) 4(2x-1)-6(x+3) First, apply the distributive property to both terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8x-4)-(6x+18) Now remove the parentheses and don't foget to change the sign (+ to -) in the second group.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-4-6x-18 Combine like terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8x-6x)+(-4-18)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+(-22) = 2x-22 or 2(x-11)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) 6a-2a+5 = 17  Now this is an equation! Combine the a's on the left side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a+5 = 17 Now subtract 5 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a = 12 Finally, divide both sides by 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) 4(8-3w) = 32-8(w+2) Apply the distributive property, where appropriate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(32-12w) = 32-(8w+16) Remove the parentheses and remember the sign-change (+ to -) in the right-most set of parentheses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32-12w = 32-8w-16 Now combine like-terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32-12w = 16-8w Add 12 w to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32 = 16+4w Subtract 16 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 = 4w Finally, divide both sides by 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = w or w = 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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