document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=13490>Question 13490</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is 4(x-1)+2=18 ? showing the step-by-step process? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6816 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elizabeth2005><B>elizabeth2005(20)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elizabeth2005><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=6816\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you first start out by multiplying 4 by everything inside the pare.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so you will now have the problem..4x-4+2=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now you add four                    +4  +4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that will leave you with 4x+2=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now you subtract           -2-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that then leaves you with 4x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now you divide both sides by four<BR>\n" );
document.write( "four divide by four cancells out and leaves you with x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x =s five\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can check your work just say four times five minus four plus two equals 18 </SPAN>\n" );
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