document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77777>Question 77777</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My equation is 5x+8+3x-x+5=6x-3 I have gotten the answer which is -16 and checked it on the equation solver. What I do not understand is why I am not coming out with the correct answer when I check the problem by replacing x with -16? Can someone help me with checking the work?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have 5(-16)+8+3(-16)-16+5=6(-16)-3 but it is not coming out equal on both sides. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55772 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=55772\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your answer of x = -16 is correct.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your \"check\" is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5(-16) + 8 + 3(-16) -16 + 5 = 6(-16) - 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first three terms [5(-16) + 8 + 3(-16)] are correct.  The next term should be -(-16) = +16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "not -16.  All the rest is OK.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your check should further simplify to:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-80 + 8 - 48 + 16 + 5 = -96 - 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and if you add the terms on each side you get - 99 = - 99<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this eases your mind.  Just a minor error.<BR>\n" );
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