document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=265056>Question 265056</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help me solve the equation,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x-1)+5x=23<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "           Take the 2 and multiply it by the x and -1 in the parenthesis<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-2+5x=23 Now add the like terms together; the x's\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+5x=7x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x-2=23    Take the 2 and add it to the other side of the equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x  =25    Now take 7 and divide it by both sides so you get x by itself\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=25/7  </SPAN>\n" );
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