document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=497269>Question 497269</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve these equations? Can you please explain the steps.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2(x+4) = 1/3 (3x-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/2 X = -10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for the first one I don't understand the end when the steps show it going back into parentheses </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{1}{2}(x\ +\ 4)\ =\ \frac{1}{3}(3x\ -\ 6)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's start by getting rid of those pesky fractions.  Notice that we have a denominator of 2 on one side and a denominator of 3 on the other side.  2 times 3 is 6, so let's multiply the whole schmierkäse by 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3(x\ +\ 4)\ =\ 2(3x\ -\ 6)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now use the distributive property to get rid of the parentheses:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3x\ +\ 12\ =\ 6x\ -\ 12\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add -6x to both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -3x\ +\ 12\ =\ -12\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add -12 to both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  -3x\ =\ -24\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large -\frac{1}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ 8\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One problem per post.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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