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document.write( "opening the paranthesis..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x) + 3(6) = 5(x) - 5(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 18 = 5x - 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substracting 3x from both sides..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 18 - 3x = 5x - 10 - 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 = 2x - 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adding 10 on both sides..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 + 10 = 2x - 10 + 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "28 = 2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dividing both sides by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "28/2 = 2x/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 14 </SPAN>\n" );
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