document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57054>Question 57054</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618250182/algebrahomeworkh>MCDOUGAL LITTELL ALGEBRA 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rewrite the equation so that y is a function of x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please explain and show work on each step so that I will fully understand this for the future problems that I have.   THANK YOU!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x-2y) = -12(x+2y) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #38763 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=38763\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28x+-+2y%29+=+-12%28x+%2B+2y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28x+-+2y%29+=+-12%28x+%2B+2y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "use the distributive law to factor the equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 24y to both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 3x from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6y+%2B+24y+=+-+12x+-+3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6y+%2B+24y+=+-+12x+-+3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18y+=+-15x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18y+=+-15x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify -15/18 to -5/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%28-5%2F6%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%28-5%2F6%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can check this answer by plugging it back into the original equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28x+%2B+%2810%2F6%29%2Ax%29+=+-12%28x+-+%2810%2F6%29%2Ax%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28x+%2B+%2810%2F6%29%2Ax%29+=+-12%28x+-+%2810%2F6%29%2Ax%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify 10/6 to 5/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note that x = (3/3)*x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x+=+%2824%2F3%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x+=+%2824%2F3%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x+=+8x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x+=+8x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "checking answers is always a good idea when you have the time </SPAN>\n" );
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