document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=205513>Question 205513</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i need to know how to solve for X in this formula, -4(3-x)=2(x+6) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1:  Remove parentheses by Distributive Property<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12+4x = 2x + 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2:  Get all the x terms on one side by subtracting 2x from each side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-12 + 4x - 2x = 2x -2x + 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12 + 2x = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3:  Get all number terms on the other side by adding +12 to each side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-12 + 12 + 2x = 12 + 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4:  Divide both sides by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=12\r<BR>\n" );
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