document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257180>Question 257180</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve -3(s+2)= -2(s+4)-s? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This -3(s+2)= -2(s+4)-s can be rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3s-6= -2s-8-s Combine like terms will be and add 6 to both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3s=-3s-2 Add 3s to both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=-2 As you can see there is no solution to this problem since we know 0 does not equal -2<BR>\n" );
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