document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=97665>Question 97665</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565771400/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra 2 An Incremental Development</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -2^3-1/-2^-2(x+2)-3x=-2^0(-2x^0-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is how I worked it out at one point but I cant get to seem to get to the answer of 6 (which is in the back of the book)  Im confused, I though I understood these.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-8-4x-8-3x=1+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-16-7x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+16   +16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0      21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   -7x=21<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 #71080 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=71080\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It would help if you would post that problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "again with some parentheses so we can see where<BR>\n" );
document.write( "numerators and denominators begin and end.  As<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it stands there are many ways to interpret<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the problem and that leads to many different <BR>\n" );
document.write( "answers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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