document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=595579>Question 595579</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please solve the following equation for x: 2x + 3( ½ x + 16) = 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I think that the problem that you want to solve is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can begin by doing the distributed multiplication. Multiply 3 times each of the two terms in the parentheses to make the equation become:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now multiply both sides (all terms) by 2 to get rid of the denominator 2. When you do that multiplication you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine the two x terms on the left side to simplify the equation. When you do that the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Get rid of the 96 on the left side by subtracting 96 from both sides to make the equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x by dividing both sides by 7 to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and in decimal form this is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope that I interpreted your problem correctly and that my solution helps you to see a way to work this problem. If that is not the case, please post your problem again.<BR>\n" );
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