document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=164011>Question 164011</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(x – 1) + 6 = 3x + 1 – 2x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 4 + 6 = 3x + 1 - 2x  (remove the parentheses)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 2 = x + 1      (combine like terms)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 2 - x = x + 1 - x   (subtract x from both sides)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 2 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 2 -2 = 1 - 2  (subtract 2 from both sides)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x/3 = -1/3   (divide both sides by 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -1/3<BR>\n" );
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