document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=4710>Question 4710</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 11x-(6x-5)=40 could u xplain how 2 do it. im stuck. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2217 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=2217\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First step is to remove the parentheses by the distributive property.  Sometimes it helps to write your original problem with a 1 before the parentheses:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11x - 1(6x - 5) = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x - 6x + 5 = 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms on the left side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 5 = 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 5 from each side of the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 5 - 5 = 40 - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each side of the equation by 5:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check in the original equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x - (6x-5) = 40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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