document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=68009>Question 68009</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2(-3a=5)=4(a+4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ii know the answer is 12 but idk how to get it </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #50699 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathman409><B>mathman409(67)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathman409><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=50699\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> YOU CAN'T HAVE TWO EQUAL SIGNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You might have meant a plus sign. so, i'll solve it that way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(-3a+5)=4(a+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step#1 OPEN THE PARENTHESES(do the multiplication to every number)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(-3a+5)=4(a+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6a+10=4a+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Step#2 Write in standard form(put all variables in one side of the equal sign and the other numbers in the other)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6a+10=4a+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=4a+16+6a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10-16=4a+6a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step#3 SOLVE\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10-16=4a+6a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6=10a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-.6=a </SPAN>\n" );
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