document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=14174>Question 14174</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm trying to help my daughter with this problem and we both come up with different answers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x+3(4x-1)=9 What is X </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In order to remove the brackets, we multiply every term within the brackets with 3.So we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6x + 12x -3 = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adding +3 on both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x= 9+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing by 6 throughout<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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