document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=51700>Question 51700</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -3(0.234-x)=2(x+0.974) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #34486 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=34486\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -3(0.234-x)=2(x+0.974)[Use the distributive property]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.702+3x=2x+1.948 [Solve for x]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.702+0.702+3x=2x+1.948+0.702<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=2x+2.65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2x=2x-2x+2.65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2.65<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check by plugging all of the values back into the original equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3(0.234-(2.65))=2((2.65)+0.974)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3(0.234-(2.65))=2((2.65)+0.974)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3(-2.416)=2(3.624)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.248=7.248 [checks out] </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );