document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242590>Question 242590</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve showing the steps -2/3(x-1)=36 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First let's get rid of the fraction by multiplying it by 3 to give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3)-2/3(x-1)=36(3) rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2(x-1)=108 Distribute will look like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x+2=108 Subtract 2 from each side. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x=106 Divide both sides by -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-53<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug this into the original equation to see if it works. <BR>\n" );
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