document.write( "Question 517977: -2(3x-1)=4(3x-2)-x\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #344996 by xkatiexprime(4)\"\" \"About 
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ever heard of distrubuting? WELL. let's start with the left side of the equal sign...\r
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\n" ); document.write( "you multiply the -2 by all the numbers and stuff in the brackets
\n" ); document.write( "= -6x + 2
\n" ); document.write( "now with the right side of the = sign
\n" ); document.write( "4(3x - 2) - x
\n" ); document.write( "distribute the 4 into the numbers in the bracket
\n" ); document.write( "= 12x - 8 - x
\n" ); document.write( "therefore the new equation is -6x + 2 = 12x - 8 - x
\n" ); document.write( "separate the variable collect the like terms
\n" ); document.write( "2 + 8 = 12x + 6x - x
\n" ); document.write( " 10 = 17x
\n" ); document.write( " 0.59 = x
\n" ); document.write( "you can always check your answer by subbing your answer into the equation
\n" ); document.write( "-2(3x -1) = 4(3x - 2) - x
\n" ); document.write( "-2[3(0.59) - 1] = 4[3(0.59) - 2] - 0.59
\n" ); document.write( "-2[1.77 - 1] = 4[1.77 - 2] - 0.59
\n" ); document.write( "-2[0.77] = 4[-0.23] - 0.59
\n" ); document.write( "-1.54 = -0.92 - 0.59
\n" ); document.write( "-1.54 = -1.54
\n" ); document.write( "yay! they match! x is about 0.59. :) \n" ); document.write( "
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