document.write( "Question 66916: 5(2x-7)+3(4x-7)-(x+2)=-142\r
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document.write( "5(2x-7) + 3(4x-7) - (x+2) = -142\r\n" );
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document.write( "Put a 1 before the (x+2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "5(2x-7) + 3(4x-7) - 1(x+2) = -142\r\n" );
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document.write( "10x - 35 + 12x - 21 - 1x - 2 = -142\r\n" );
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document.write( "Combine 10x + 12x - 1x to get 21x\r\n" );
document.write( "Combine -35 - 21 - 2 to get -58\r\n" );
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document.write( "                    21x - 58 = -142\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add 58 to both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                         21x = -84\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both side by 21\r\n" );
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document.write( "                    21x/21 = -84/21 \r\n" );
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document.write( "                         x = -4\r\n" );
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