document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54329>Question 54329</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you breakdown or simplify the follwing for my understanding:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.    6x-5+3x-29\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.    5x+3+6x-11=8x+25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.    4(-x-2)+5=-2(2x+7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #37360 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><B>rchill(405)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=37360\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Equation 1 expands to 9x-34 after combining like terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation 2 becomes 11x-8=8x+25 after combining like terms.  Subtracting 8x from both sides yields 3x-8=25, and then adding 8 to both sides gives us 3x=33.  Divding both sides by 3 produces x=11.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation 3 expands to -4x-8+5=-4x-14, which reduces to -4x-3=-4x-14 after combining terms.  Adding 4x to both sides gives us -3=-14, which is inconsistent. </SPAN>\n" );
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