document.write( "Question 651695: please take me step by step for this and how it is done . please, i don't know the rules for either of these
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Algebra.Com's Answer #407769 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "the idea is to take the steps necessary so that the  is isolated on one side of the EQ
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document.write( "2x+3x-5+7=10x+3-6x-4    ||combine Like Terms on each side of EQ
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document.write( " 5x + 2 = 4x - 1        || combine Like Terms from BOTH sides of the EQ
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document.write( "5x+ 2 - 4x - 2 = 4x-1  - 4x -2
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document.write( "  x = -3   ||Note: when x has been isolated, the we can Read x = -3 !\r
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document.write( "7=-5(2a-1)-(-11a+6)  ||\"eliminate the parentheses\"  Yes!
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document.write( "7 = -10a + 5 +11a - 6   ||combine Like Terms on each side of EQ
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document.write( "7 = a - 1               || combine Like Terms from BOTH sides of the EQ
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document.write( "8 = a   \n" );
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