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Algebra.Com's Answer #446685 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\"x-2%28x-6%29=2-%284x%2B5%29\"......first multiply \"2%28x-6%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-x%2B12=-4x-3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-x%2B4x=-12-3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=-15\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-15%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-5\"\r
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