document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=200221>Question 200221</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2(1.5m+3)=3.5m-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3m+6=3.5m-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5m=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ok<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply the 2 times 1.5m+3 to get rid of the ()<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then move all the m's to one side and the numbers to the other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so it would look like<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3m+6-6-3.5m=3.5m-1-6-3.5m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-.5m=-7 (I see I made a mistake above)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply through by -<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5m=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sorry about the mistake.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps. </SPAN>\n" );
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