document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=85222>Question 85222</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -3(a-2)=-3(a-3) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #61637 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scianci><B>scianci(186)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scianci><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=61637\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Distributive property:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3a + 6 = -3a + 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Get variables to one side and constants to the other:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3a + 3a = 9 - 6 [add 3a to both sides and subtract 6 from both sides]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This statement is a contradiction, so the equation has no solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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