document.write( "Question 652678: im confused about this problem 3g-6(g-8)=42 i know how to do it execept i et lost in i would appreciate it so much if you could help my daughter because i dont know how to do it and my daughter is in 5th grade gifted thank you \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Goal: isolate the variable on one side of the Equation
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document.write( "3g-6(g-8)=42   ||deal with the parenthesis FIRST
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document.write( "3g - 6g + 48 = 42  ||Combine Like Terms
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document.write( "  -3g + 48 = 42    || continue to Combine like terms (subtract 48 from both sides)
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document.write( "  -3g + 48 - 48 = 42 - 48
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document.write( "     -3g = -6      ||Finally, isolate g by dividing both sides by -3
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document.write( "       g = 2 
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document.write( "and...
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