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( "I'll fix your mistake and then you can take it from there.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{2(t\ -\ 1)}{6}\ -\ 2\ =\ \frac{t\ +\ 2}{6}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiplying by 6 was absolutely the correct thing to do.  But you must multiply <i><b>every</b></i> term by the 6 -- not just the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (6)\frac{2(t\ -\ 1)}{6}\ -\ (6)2\ =\ (6)\frac{t\ +\ 2}{6}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2(t\ -\ 1)\ -\ 12\ =\ t\ +\ 2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You take it from here.  Write back if you are still having problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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