document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=93218>Question 93218</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help in solving this equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x+3) = -4(x+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is how I started:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+6 = -4x - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 6-6 = -4x-4-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = -4x - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 4x = -4x+4x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(my answer is incorrect) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #67845 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=67845\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28x%2B3%29+=+-4%28x%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28x%2B3%29+=+-4%28x%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B6+=+-4x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B6+=+-4x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=-4x-4-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=-4x-4-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 6 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B4x=-4-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B4x=-4-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 4x to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6+x=-4-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6+x=-4-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > on the left side to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6+x=-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6+x=-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms -6 and -4 on the right side to get -10 (this is where you went wrong I believe.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-10%29%2F%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-10%29%2F%286%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now divide both sides by  6 to isolate and solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=+-5+%2F+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=+-5+%2F+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the approximate answer is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which rounds to\r<BR>\n" );
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