document.write( "Question 643835: Please help me solve this \"+3%28x-2%29=5%284%2Bx%29\" my answer keeps saying -14 and my teacher says I missed a step but I don't know where. Thanks so much \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "3x-6 = 20+5x
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 3x
\n" ); document.write( "-6 = 20+2x
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 20
\n" ); document.write( "-26 = 2x
\n" ); document.write( "x = -13
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\n" ); document.write( "How did you get -14 ?
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