document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=648886>Question 648886</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2x+4=5(x+1)-3(x+2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #406839 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><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=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=406839\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is testing your knowledge of the distributive property. As such:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B4+=+5%2Ax+%2B+5%2A1+-+3%2Ax+-+3%2A2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B4+=+5%2Ax+%2B+5%2A1+-+3%2Ax+-+3%2A2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Important to notice that it's -3 being distributed in the 2nd equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stop right here, cause there is no solution! I'll show you:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 2x from both sides to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4+=+-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4+=+-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is a false statement. THIS CAN NEVER HAPPEN!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, your answer is simply: NO SOLUTION. </SPAN>\n" );
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