document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1102592>Question 1102592</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help to solve 4x+1-1/2(3x-2)-1/2(4x-1) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We can't help you with this for a couple of reasons....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) We don't know for sure what the given expression is.  It could be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%2B1-1%2F2%283x-2%29-1%2F2%284x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%2B1-1%2F2%283x-2%29-1%2F2%284x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or it could be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%2B1-%281%2F2%29%283x-2%29-%281%2F2%29%284x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%2B1-%281%2F2%29%283x-2%29-%281%2F2%29%284x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) The other reason we can't help is that there is no equation to be solved.  This is only an expression.  Expressions can be simplified; they can't be solved.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "re-post your question, using parentheses as necessary to make it clear what the expression is, and telling us what you/we are supposed to do with it. </SPAN>\n" );
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