document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57547>Question 57547</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve  2(4x-2) -4= 64-22x(9-11) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First step to solving for x is to expand the brackets\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x-4-4=64-44x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x-8=64-44X\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "move the x's to one side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "52x-8=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now move the numbers to one side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52x=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now divide by 52 from each side to isolate x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=(18/13)<BR>\n" );
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