document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=12967>Question 12967</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Would someone please help me understand this?:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2(z-4)-(3z-2)=-2-(6z-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2z+8-3z+2=12z+4 (this is where I get confused-do I add -2z and -3z?)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5z+10=12z+4?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+5z   +5z<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=7z+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4   -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6=7z?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both by 6?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Any help is appreciated-thank you<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 #6520 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=6520\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ok, you have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%28z-4%29-%283z-2%29+=+-2-%286z-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%28z-4%29-%283z-2%29+=+-2-%286z-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  You did the left side just fine.  But on the right side, the -2 is not multiplying the (6z-2), at least, going by the way you have written it. So your second step is in error. It should be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2z%2B8-3z%2B2+=+-2-6z%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2z%2B8-3z%2B2+=+-2-6z%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Collect like-terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5z%2B10+=+-6z ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5z%2B10+=+-6z\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 6z to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z%2B10+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z%2B10+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 10 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z+=+-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z+=+-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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