document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=716345>Question 716345</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm struggling with simplifying this equation. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 {X + 2} - 5 {X-3} - 9 = ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here's how I've attempted to solve. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6X + 12 - 5X + 15 - 9 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X + 18 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I've not gotten any further. If I place the 18 on the opposite side of the equals, it'll become a - 18, thus X = - 18 ? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm trying to simplify and struggling.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #439832 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=439832\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You don't know what's on the other side of the equals sign, so just ignore the equals sign all together\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you would just simplify like you are doing in your work above to get the final answer to be <font color=\"red\">x + 18</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and you're done. You can't solve for x because you don't know what x+18 is equal to. </SPAN>\n" );
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