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document.write( "Solve and check the following Linear equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2=5(x-4)-(x-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the solution? \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 #628112 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=628112\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2 = 5(x-4) - (x-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "remove parentheses to get 2 = 5x - 20 - x + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to get 2 = 4x - 14.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 14 to both sides of the equaton to get 2 + 14 = 4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get 16 = 4x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 4 to get x = 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace x with 4 in your original equation to get 2 = 5(x-4) - (x-6) becomes 2 = 5(4-4) - (4-6) which becomes 2 = 5*0 - (-2) which becomes 2 = 0 + 2 which becomes 2 = 2, confirming the solution is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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