document.write( "Question 68696: Please help me understand what I am doing wrong here! thanks!:
\n" ); document.write( "7x+3(2x+5)=10x+17
\n" ); document.write( "7x+6x+15=10x+17
\n" ); document.write( "13x+15=10x+17
\n" ); document.write( " -15 -15
\n" ); document.write( "13x=10x+2
\n" ); document.write( "-10 -10
\n" ); document.write( "ok now I am stuck! what do I do next? thank you ! \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #48894 by algebra2student(2)\"\" \"About 
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What you're doing wrong is that you have to add and subtract like terms, subtracting 10 would not be a possible way. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "-10x -10x
\n" ); document.write( "3x+15=17
\n" ); document.write( " -15-15
\n" ); document.write( "3x=2
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\n" ); document.write( "x=2/3
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