document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=485410>Question 485410</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve linear equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3(a+2)+7(-2a-1)=6a-6(3a+5) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-3a-6+-14a-7=6a-18a-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3a-14a+18a=-30+13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-17a+12a=-17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5a=-17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore a=-17/-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=17/5 </SPAN>\n" );
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