document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=657637>Question 657637</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to solve this equation.  Our teacher told us the answer should be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6, but I keep coming up with -5.  Could you please help me figure out what I'm doing wrong?  The equation is 7 + 2(a - 3) = -9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am trying to solve this equation.  Our teacher told us the answer should be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6, but I keep coming up with -5.  Could you please help me figure out what I'm doing wrong?  The equation is 7 + 2(a - 3) = -9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I also got - 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the answer's - 6, you might have copied the wrong equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7 + 2(a - 3) = - 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 + 2a - 6 = - 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a + 1 = - 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a = - 9 - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a = - 10\r<BR>\n" );
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