document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=338221>Question 338221</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> HI, please help me solve this. The answer is 16, but I keep getting 6. Thanks in advance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(t-1)/6 - 2 = t+2/6  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I first multplied both sides by 6/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and that left me with 2(t-1)-2=t+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then distributed, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2t-2-2=t+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then add 4 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2t=t+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then subtract t from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Im doing something wrong in the first step i think..  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2(t-1)/6 - 2 = t+2/6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I first multplied both sides by 6/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and that left me with 2(t-1)-2=t+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then distributed, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2t-2-2=t+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then add 4 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2t=t+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then subtract t from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Im doing something wrong in the first step i think.. \"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2(t - 1))/6 - 2 = (t + 2)/6  (this is the problem right?)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by 6, since all operations done to one side,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "must be done on the other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(t - 1) - 2 * 6 = t + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(t - 1) - 12 = t + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 12 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(t - 1) = t + 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "disribute the 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2t - 2 = t + 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 2 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2t = t + 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract t from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hope this helps\r<BR>\n" );
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