document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24159>Question 24159</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have tried to figure this out all night. Even some of my peers tried and none of us could do it. Can you please help me?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.2(s+0.2)+0.5(s-0.4)=5.44  the answer is 8 solve for s </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12845 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><B>askmemath(368)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><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=12845\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 0.2(s+0.2)+0.5(s-0.4)=5.44\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In order to remove the brackets,we multiply each term inside the brackets with the term outside the bracket.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.2s + 0.04 + o.5s - 0.2 = 5.44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.7s -0.16 = 5.44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now keep all the terms containing s on one side and take the other terms to the right side. Remember to change the sign as you do.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.7s = 5.44 + 0.16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.7s = 5.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing by 0.7 throughout<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 8 </SPAN>\n" );
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