document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=714943>Question 714943</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So i keep getting questions like: 2x+15x=0 and i don't know how to solve them. I understand that you simplify first but what do you do after that? I know in problems like 2x+4x=25 you would subtract 25 from both sides but what about when it equals 0? Can somebody PLEASE take me through the steps of this prolem </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #439059 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lynnlo><B>lynnlo(4176)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lynnlo><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=439059\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2X+15X=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1)ELIMINATE 2X AND 15X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "REPLACE THEM WITH (2+15)X ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;(2+15)X=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2+15)X=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2)ADD FRACTIONS OR INTEGERS TOGETHER;;;;;;;;;;2+15=17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(17)X=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3)REMOVE THE PARENTHESES AROUND THE FACTOR;;;;17X=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17X=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17(1)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5)REMOVE PARENTHESES AROUND THE FACTOR(1);;;;;17*1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17*1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MULTIPLY NUMERATOR INTEGERS;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;17*0=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RESULT=======17=0;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;17=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SOLUTION===X=0;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;X=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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