document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56593>Question 56593</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Distributive Property (Fractions)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3 (6x-9)+x= 15 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First, distribute: 2x-3+x=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify: 3x-3=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 3 to both sides: 3x=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 3 and x=6 </SPAN>\n" );
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