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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please solve the equation. -15x=-5(3x+7).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-15x=-15x-35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15x+15x=-15x+15x-35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=0-35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=-35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your variable was eliminated and 0 does not = -35, therefore there is no solution.<BR>\n" );
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