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document.write( "I got lost in this step\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how did you go from x-4*(2x-4)=-7  to x-8x-7=-7? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It should say x-4*(2x-4)=-7 goes to x-8x+16=-7, so -7x=-23, so x=23/7.  We then use this value of x to solve for y. </SPAN>\n" );
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