document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253617>Question 253617</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve multi-step equations\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(a+4)=3a-1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "step 1 - distributive property to get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 2 - subtract 2 a from both sides to get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 3 - add 1 to both sides to get<BR>\n" );
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