document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047603>Question 1047603</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello can you please check if i understood this equation below:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a-(3-a)=17\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "4a-3-a=17\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "4a-a(-3)=17\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "3a+-3=17+-3\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "a=14 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #663111 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=663111\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can always plug your answer into the original equation to see if it solves it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a-%283-a%29=17+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a-%283-a%29=17+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2814%29-%283-14%29=17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2814%29-%283-14%29=17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=56-%28-11%29=17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"56-%28-11%29=17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=56%2B11=17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"56%2B11=17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=67=17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"67=17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "No, it's not a solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a-3-a=17+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a-3-a=17+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <---- Here is your mistake, when you distribute the (-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a-%283-a%29=17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a-%283-a%29=17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a-3-%28-a%29=17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a-3-%28-a%29=17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a-3%2Ba=17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a-3%2Ba=17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now continue and finish the solution. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then check it in the original equation. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );