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document.write( "     6(x + 4)= 3x - 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     Remove the brackets by multiplying 6 by x + 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     6x + 24 = 3x - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     simplify it collecting like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     6x + 3x = -2 - 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     3x = -26.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     Divide both sides by 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     3x/3 = -26/3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     x = -26/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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