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document.write( "-2(x+3-6x=2x-3(x+4). I got down to -7x=-6 but don't know if that's right </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "if i assume your equation is -2(x+3) - 6x = 2x - 3(x+4) then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get -2x - 6 - 6x = 2x - 3x - 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to get -8x - 6 = -x - 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 8x to both sides of the equation and add 12 to both sides of the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i believe what you did is add x to both sides of the equation and add 6 to both sides of the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-7x = -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "those answers are the same, since if you multiply both sides of -7x = -6 by -1, you get 7x = 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if your solving for x, then you should get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 7 to get x = 6/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you started with -7x = -6 and then solved for x, you would do the following.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "start with -7x = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by -7 to get x = -6/-7 which would result in x = 6/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer, in either case, will be the same.\r<BR>\n" );
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