document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=734079>Question 734079</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1-4(2X+3)=5(X-2)-3(2X-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1 + -4(2x + 3) = 5(x + -2) + -3(2x + -1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reorder the terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + -4(3 + 2x) = 5(x + -2) + -3(2x + -1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + (3 * -4 + 2x * -4) = 5(x + -2) + -3(2x + -1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + (-12 + -8x) = 5(x + -2) + -3(2x + -1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms: 1 + -12 = -11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + -8x = 5(x + -2) + -3(2x + -1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reorder the terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + -8x = 5(-2 + x) + -3(2x + -1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + -8x = (-2 * 5 + x * 5) + -3(2x + -1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + -8x = (-10 + 5x) + -3(2x + -1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reorder the terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + -8x = -10 + 5x + -3(-1 + 2x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + -8x = -10 + 5x + (-1 * -3 + 2x * -3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + -8x = -10 + 5x + (3 + -6x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reorder the terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + -8x = -10 + 3 + 5x + -6x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms: -10 + 3 = -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + -8x = -7 + 5x + -6x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms: 5x + -6x = -1x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + -8x = -7 + -1x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + -8x = -7 + -1x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving for variable 'x'.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 'x' to each side of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + -8x + x = -7 + -1x + x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms: -8x + x = -7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + -7x = -7 + -1x + x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms: -1x + x = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + -7x = -7 + 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + -7x = -7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add '11' to each side of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11 + 11 + -7x = -7 + 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms: -11 + 11 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 + -7x = -7 + 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7x = -7 + 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms: -7 + 11 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7x = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each side by '-7'.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -0.5714285714\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplifying<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -0.5714285714 </SPAN>\n" );
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