document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=660097>Question 660097</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this.  I have done it a million times and keep getting the wrong answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x+3.5)+4(2x-1)=7x-5(2x+3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is my work\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+7+8x-4=7x-10x-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x-3=-3x-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x=-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-12/13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My professor has given us the correct answer of x=-4/9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But I can not figure out how to get to this.  Thank you for your help!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #411037 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=411037\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2(x+3.5)+4(2x-1)=7x-5(2x+3) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*x+2*3.5+4*2x-4*1=7x-5*2x-5*3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+7+8x-4=7x-10x-15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x+3=7x-10x-15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x+3=-3x-15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x=-3x-15-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x+3x=-15-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13x=-15-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13x=-18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -18/13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there's a typo somewhere. Double check everything please. Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
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