document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=849364>Question 849364</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5(x+1)-4(x+2)=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Any chance you could help me here Please show steps of working out for me.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #511493 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=511493\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Wherever you have parentheses, always do<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the work inside the parentheses first.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have parentheses within parentheses,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "work from the inside out.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is nothing to do inside these parentheses<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since they are in the simplest form possible.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the distributive law to get rid of the parentheses<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms. x's with x's and constants with constants<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To check the answer, plug it back into original equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As I said, work inside the parentheses first<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-20+-+%28+-12+%29+=+-8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-20+-+%28+-12+%29+=+-8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note that a minus times a minus is a plus<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-8+=+-8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-8+=+-8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK<BR>\n" );
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