document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=344182>Question 344182</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you write the equation 13(g+2)=78 step by step? I tried 13(4+2)=78 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #246259 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><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=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=246259\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To solve an equation for a variable, means to isolate the variable on one side of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13(g + 2) = 78\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Whenever you see a parentheses in any math question, remove it as your first step using the distributive rule.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13 times g = 13g\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13 times 2 = 26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation now looks this way:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13g + 26 = 78\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now subtract 26 from 78.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13g = 78 - 26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13g = 52\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lastly, we divide 52 by 13 to find g.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g = 52/13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is g = 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did you follow?\r<BR>\n" );
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