document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=86335>Question 86335</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve each of the following equations for x, and check your results.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x – 3) – 3(x + 5) = 3(x – 2) – 7 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "open the brackets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-6-3x-15 = 3x-6-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3x-21 = 3x-13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x-21 = 3x-13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x-3x-21= 3x-3x-13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x-21 = -13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x -21+21 = -13+21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= -8/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= -2 </SPAN>\n" );
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