document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=173768>Question 173768</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Remove parentheses. Then collect like terms. Solve for the variable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2(3x+3)=4(4-4x)+3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+3=2(4(4-4x)+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+3=8(4-4x)+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+3=(32-32x)+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+3=-32x+38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+32x+3=-32x+32x+38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x+3=38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x+3-3=38-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1\r<BR>\n" );
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