document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=51073>Question 51073</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201869705/algebrahomeworkh>focus on geometry</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3x - 2(25 - 3x)= 40 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "PEMDAS (perenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction)in that order!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 2(25 - 3x)= 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First lets eliminate the parenthesis by distribution. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply -2(25) and -2(-3x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x -50 + 6x = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now we can combine like terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x -50 = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we add 50 to both sides of the equation, we can isolate the 9x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now in order to solve for x we can divide both sides by 9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thats it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Good luck! </SPAN>\n" );
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