document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=489194>Question 489194</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i am having trouble with which properties to use first in equations like:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "21-(2+4x)=23-6x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would normal add (2+4x) to each side leaving 21=23-6x+(2+4x) but then i get lost there? im not sure if i distribute the -6x with the numbers in perenthese or if i add 23 and 2 and add 6x with 4x?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #333603 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><B>chessace(471)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chessace><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=chessace><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=333603\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Do not distribute the 6x because it is attached with a +, not a *.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Just drop the (), add -6x + 4x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Yes just add 23+2 as well.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You could also choose to drop the () as the 1st step - be careful to distribute the -1 * everything inside the () as part of this process.<BR>\n" );
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