document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=938894>Question 938894</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Okay I have been struggling extremely bad with distributive property and I'd like to see if u could help me figure out how to solve them. Thanks! 32=8-4x-5x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #572054 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=572054\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 32=8-4x-5x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 8 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24 = -4x-5x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the distributive law,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 = (-4-5)x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9x = 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by -9 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -24/9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reduce to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -8/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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