document.write( "Question 895503: Can someone help me understand how to do this problem. It's 2/3(6x-9)=5x-11. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Use the operations you've already learned.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282%2F3%29%286x-9%29=5x-11\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Mutliply both sides by 3.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%282%2F3%29%286x-9%29=3%285x-11%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%286x-9%29=3%285x-11%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"12x-18=15x-33\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract $\"15x\"$ from both sides.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"12x-15x-18=15x-15x-33\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-3x-18=-33\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Add $\"18\"$ to both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-3x-18%2B18=-33%2B18\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-3x=-15\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by $\"-3\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=%28-15%29%2F%28-3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=5\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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