document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=11788>Question 11788</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to understand how to solve this equation and to find the value of x. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+x+(4x-20)+(2x-10)=1,202 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First of all you don't need all the parenthesis. They but them there to confuse you. So rewrite the proplem without them:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+x+4x-20+2x-10=1202<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you need to add like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Gather them together:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+x+4x+2x-20-10=1,202<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x-30=1202<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you add 30 to both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x-30+30=1202+30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x=1232<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now divide both sides by 11:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x/11=1232/11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=112\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you get it =)<BR>\n" );
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