document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=240530>Question 240530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -8(x-3) +12x= 15-(2x +3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer: -2 (anyone can show me why the answer is -2 and can give a full break down thank you). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -8(x\ -\ 3)\ +\ 12x\ =\ 15\ -\ (2x\ +\ 3)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distribute to remove parentheses.  Remember <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large -\ (2x\ +\ 3)\"> has a coefficient of -1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -8x\ +\ 24\ +\ 12x\ =\ 15\ -\ 2x\ -\ 3\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Collect like terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 24\ +\ 4x\ =\ 12\ -\ 2x\\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 2x\"> to both sides and add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large -24\"> to both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 24\ -\ 24\ +\ 4x\ +\ 2x\ =\ 12\ -\ 24\ -\ 2x\ +\ 2x\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Collect like terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 6x\ =\ -12\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by the reciprocal of the coefficient on the variable, namely  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{1}{6}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ -2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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