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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve the equation. -4(x-9)=-8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4X+36=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4X=-8-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4X=-44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=-44/-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4(11-9)=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4(2)=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8=-8 </SPAN>\n" );
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