document.write( "Question 25455: 2(x+3)-3(x+5)=13 \n" ); document.write( "
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Simplifying
\n" ); document.write( "2(x + 3) + -3(x + 5) = 13\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Reorder the terms:
\n" ); document.write( "2(3 + x) + -3(x + 5) = 13
\n" ); document.write( "(3 * 2 + x * 2) + -3(x + 5) = 13
\n" ); document.write( "(6 + 2x) + -3(x + 5) = 13\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Reorder the terms:
\n" ); document.write( "6 + 2x + -3(5 + x) = 13
\n" ); document.write( "6 + 2x + (5 * -3 + x * -3) = 13
\n" ); document.write( "6 + 2x + (-15 + -3x) = 13\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Reorder the terms:
\n" ); document.write( "6 + -15 + 2x + -3x = 13\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms: 6 + -15 = -9
\n" ); document.write( "-9 + 2x + -3x = 13\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms: 2x + -3x = -1x
\n" ); document.write( "-9 + -1x = 13\r
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\n" ); document.write( "-9 + -1x = 13\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solving for variable 'x'.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add '9' to each side of the equation.
\n" ); document.write( "-9 + 9 + -1x = 13 + 9\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms: -9 + 9 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "0 + -1x = 13 + 9
\n" ); document.write( "-1x = 13 + 9\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms: 13 + 9 = 22
\n" ); document.write( "-1x = 22\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide each side by '-1'.
\n" ); document.write( "x = -22\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplifying
\n" ); document.write( "x = -22\r
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