document.write( "Question 359738: 4(a-2)+3(2a+1)=5
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document.write( "solving
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document.write( "4(a-2)+3(2a+1)=5
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document.write( "1)Removing parenthesis
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document.write( "4a - 8 + 6a + 3 = 5
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document.write( "2)combining like terms
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document.write( "10a -5 = 5
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document.write( "3) isolating variable term on one side of the equation (adding 5 to both sides)
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document.write( "10a = 10  (dividing both sides by 10)
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document.write( "a = 1   \n" );
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