document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=86152>Question 86152</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2(x - 3) - 3(x +5) = 3(x -2) -7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #62293 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=62293\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2(x-3)-3(x+5)=3(x-2)-7  First, lets get rid of the parens (remember: a(b+c)=ab+ac)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-6-3x-15=3x-6-7  we can simplify this now by collecting like terms on each side of the equation as follows: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x-21=3x-13 subtract 3x from and add 21 to both sides of the equation.  This will get the unknowns on one side and the numbers on the other:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x-21+21-3x=3x-3x-13+21  collect like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4x=8  divide both sides by -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-2----------ans\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(-2-3)-3(-2+5)=3(-2-2)-7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-10-9=-12-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-19=-19\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps-----------------------ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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