document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=558919>Question 558919</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> okay so i am having problems with my online math homework i just want this double checked.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-5(8-(2y-4))original equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-5(8-2y-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-5(4-2y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-20+10y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10y-14 answer i got </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #363272 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=363272\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6-5(8-(2y-4))original equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so far so good.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6-5(8-2y-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you messed up here.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-5(8-(2y-4)) becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-5(8-2y+4) which leads to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-5(12-2y)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6-5(4-2y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace the 4 with 12 and this should be ok.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "expression becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-5(12-2y)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6-20+10y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after your replacement above, this would become:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-60+10y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10y-14 answer i got<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your answer should have been:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10y-54<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can test your answer by assuming any value for y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "assume y = 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your original equation of:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-5(8-(2y-4)) becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-5(8-(10-4)) which becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-5(8-6) which becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-5(2) which becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-10 which becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your final equation of:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10y-54 becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-54 which becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you messed up on the signs when you converted:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-5(8-(2y-4)) to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-5(8-2y-4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 - (2y-4) is 8 - 2y - (-4) which becomes 8 - 2y + 4 which becomes 12 - 2y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "- (2y-4) is really:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- 1*(2y-4) which becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1 * 26 - 1 * (-4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you did it right later on, however, when you converted:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-5(4-2y) to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-20+10y<BR>\n" );
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