document.write( "Question 55048: i need to know how to solve this problem:-2(x-4)-4=6 \n" ); document.write( "
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-2(x-4)-4=6
\n" ); document.write( "-2(x)-2(-4)-4=6
\n" ); document.write( "-2x+8-4=6
\n" ); document.write( "-2x+4=6
\n" ); document.write( "-2x+4-4=6-4
\n" ); document.write( "-2x+0=2
\n" ); document.write( "-2x=2
\n" ); document.write( "-2x/-2=2/-2
\n" ); document.write( "x=-1
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\n" ); document.write( "Check by sugstituting -1 in for x and seeing if both sides =.
\n" ); document.write( "-2(-1-4)-4=6
\n" ); document.write( "-2(-5)-4=6
\n" ); document.write( "10-4=6
\n" ); document.write( "6=6 We're right!!!
\n" ); document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! \n" ); document.write( "
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