document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=11512>Question 11512</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i need to know the answer to this multi stepped equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   -10=w-32+6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First you want to add -32+6; but remember 32 is a negative number so you actually are going to subtract; 32-6=26. Now is the 26 negative or positive? look at the original equqtion, which number is the larger - 32, is it negative or positive? It is negative so the 26 is negatve, -26.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-10=w-26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you want to get rid of the -26 so you get the w by itself, so you will add it to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26+-10=w-26+26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16=w\r<BR>\n" );
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