document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1045678>Question 1045678</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3/2 (5x+7)-4=2/5 (3-x)+2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "distribute after first moving the 2 to the left side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(15/2)x+(21/2)-6=(6/5)-(2/5)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply everything by 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75x+105-60=12-4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "79x=-33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-0.418 or -0.42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3/2)(-2.09+7)-4=(2/5)(3.418)+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5(4.91)-4=1.367+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.365-4=3.367<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.365=3.367, and given the rounding that was done, that checks. </SPAN>\n" );
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