document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=826616>Question 826616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3(x-1) = 4 (-x + 5)  solve for X?  Is there a site that states the rules for solving this?  I want to help my son?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #498183 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=498183\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Choose a Beginning Algebra book; not a site.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You would benefit from studying properties of numbers.  The equation you show would use Distributive Property, Additive Inverses, and Multiplicative Inverse.  Understanding signed numbers is also necessary.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The goal for the given equation is get all terms of x on one side and all constants on the other side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-1=-4x+20---(This line has a mistake, but...) ------ Distributive Property<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-1+1=-4x+20+1 ------ Additive Inverse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-1+1+4x=-4x+20+1+4x ------Additive Inverse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+4x-1+1=-4x+4x+20+1 --------Commutative Property for Addition<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Good Time To Simplify or Compute the Parts worth Computing...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x+0=0+21  ---------- Meaning of Additive Inverses<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=21 --------- Zero is the Additive Identity Element<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x(1/7)=21(1/7) --------Multiplicative Inverse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "--The above steps already posted and person had read it.  Here is the work without the mistake:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-3=-4x+20---(Mistake Fixed...) ------ Distributive Property<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-3+1=-4x+20+1 ------ Additive Inverse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-3+1+4x=-4x+20+1+4x ------Additive Inverse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+4x-3+1=-4x+4x+20+1-------Commutative Property for Addition<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x-3+1=0+20+1-------Combined like-terms, and Property of Additive Inverses<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now a Good Time to Simplify...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x-2=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=21+2 -----------Additive Inverse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/7)7x=(1/7)23-----------Multiplicative Inverse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=23/7<BR>\n" );
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