document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=165296>Question 165296</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve an eqation like this? 4x-5(3x+10)=126 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First, distribute the -5 to terms inside the parenthesis:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-15x-50 = 126<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like-terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11x-50 = 126<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 50 to both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11x = 176<BR>\n" );
document.write( "finally, divide both sides by 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -176/11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -16 </SPAN>\n" );
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