document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=393454>Question 393454</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to help my child with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x+1) + 3x = 2x -4-x +16. The problem we are having is that the teacher says to solve it a different way and we got x=4. I think the teacher is using distributive property. Can you help? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #279227 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=279227\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> distributing ___ 2x + 2 + 3x = 2x - 4 - x + 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "consolidating like terms ___ 5x + 2 = x + 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtracting x+2 ___ 4x = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dividing by 4 ___ x = 10/4 = 5/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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