document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=395506>Question 395506</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve..6(x+4)=8(x-2)...x=??? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So for this one you need to distribute the numbers outside of the parentheses:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(x+4)=8(x-2) => 6x + 24 = 8x - 16 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we subtract 6x from both sides and add 16 to both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x - 6x + 24 + 16 = 8x - 6x - 16 + 16 =><BR>\n" );
document.write( "40 = 2x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "then we divide both sides by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I hope this helps!  </SPAN>\n" );
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