document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230828>Question 230828</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please show me how to work out the problem 144=-12(x+5) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #170953 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=170953\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 144 = -12 * (x + 5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remove the parentheses by multiplying each term within the parentheses by -12 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "144 = (-12 * x) + (-12 * 5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify this by multiplying out the terms and combining like terms to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "144 = -12*x - 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 60 to both sides of this equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "144 + 60 = -12*x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "204 = -12*x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by (-12) to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "204 / (-12) =  (-12) * x / (-12)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and combine like terms to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-17 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have x = -17 as your answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace this value for x in the original equation as shown below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "original equation is 144 = -12 * (x + 5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace x with -17 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "144 = -12 * (-17 + 5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms within parentheses to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "144 = -12 * (-12)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify and combine like terms to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "144 = 144\r<BR>\n" );
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