document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=298928>Question 298928</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to explain this problem in essay form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(x+7)-10=6(x-2)+8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "expand the brackets on both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+28-10 =6x-12 +8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "shift all the algebric terms on the left side and the numbers on the right side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when they are shifted the signs change.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x-6x=8-28+10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the terms and the numbers on each side of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x = -10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "eliminate the -2 in the term -2x by dividing by -2 on both the sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x /-2 = -10/-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this will be fine </SPAN>\n" );
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