document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=575731>Question 575731</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5(x-4)=12                  solve for X please\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12(x-6)=2(x-9)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(2x-3)+8(x-4)=2(2x+6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12(2x-8)=4(5-2x)+3(7-3x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7(2x+6)=1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #369601 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><B>JBarnum(2146)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><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=JBarnum><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=369601\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> all these are basically the same order of operations distribution adding multiplication subtraction and division, going with the expextation if you are doing this type of math you know how to multiply divide add and subtract<BR>\n" );
document.write( "im only going to do the first one and the longest one so you can see them worked out you should be able to do the rest<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%28x-4%29=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%28x-4%29=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > theres two different ways to solve this it depends if you like fractions or not.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one way is to divide by 5 firs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%2812%2F5%29%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%2812%2F5%29%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FYI<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4+=+20%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4+=+20%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or the other is to distribute the 5 first<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x=32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x=32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=32%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=32%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%282x-8%29=4%285-2x%29%2B3%287-3x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%282x-8%29=4%285-2x%29%2B3%287-3x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > best to just distribute first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24x-96=20-8x%2B21-9x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24x-96=20-8x%2B21-9x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > add like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24x-96=41-17x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24x-96=41-17x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > add 17x to each side and add 96 to each sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24x%2B17x=41%2B96 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24x%2B17x=41%2B96\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=41x=137 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"41x=137\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > divide by 41<BR>\n" );
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