document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=341768>Question 341768</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5x - 4(x +9) = 2x - 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The first step is to distribute the () part with FOIL (Front Outside Inside Last)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so that would be -4(x+9) keeping the negative factor of 4 and distributing this <BR>\n" );
document.write( "that would be    -4x + -36  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "then plug that back into the equation  5x-4x-36 = 2x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at this point we need to eliminate x on one side to solve for x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so first add like terms  5x-4x becomes x so we are left with x-36=2x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now get x on one side so let us subtract x from the left and also add 3 to the right side to get numbers on one side and x on other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-36=2x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x +3 =  -x +3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we are left with -33 = x as the answer </SPAN>\n" );
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