document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177626>Question 177626</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131868438/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -4y + 10 = -2 (3y +1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i don't understand how to do this. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #132657 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=132657\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -4y + 10 = -2 (3y +1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "well you need to distribute the right side of the equation ,  combine like terms and then isolate the variable<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4y+10=-6y-2...distributed right side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2y=-12.....added 6y and subtracted 10 from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >divided both sides by 2 in order to isolate the variable y<BR>\n" );
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