document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=25114>Question 25114</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am a parent trying to help my 8th grader. Could you please help me explain how to work this equation: 4(5c+3)-3(4c-6)=110......I think it would be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20c+12-12c+18=110 but then what do we do? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13472 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Linz><B>Linz(9)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Linz><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=13472\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you are trying to find the value of c:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You did the first part right. Now you need to combine like terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20c-12c=8c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18+12=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(your equation should look like this)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8c+30=110<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then we need to isolate the variable,so..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 30 from both sides of the equal sign.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8C=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then divide both sides by 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80 divided by 8 is 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So c=10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Linz </SPAN>\n" );
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