document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=106669>Question 106669</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6x + 4(3x – 2) = 6x + 2  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am getting x=10  but I was not sure if I did it right. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "first thing to do with this question is to simplify brackets by expanding the 4 into them\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%2B12x-8=6x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%2B12x-8=6x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now simplify the question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18x-8=6x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18x-8=6x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "remove the 6 from the right side by subtracting from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2818x%2F-6x%29-8=%286x%2F-6x%29%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2818x%2F-6x%29-8=%286x%2F-6x%29%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12x-8=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12x-8=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "now bring the 8 to the other side by adding it\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12x=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12x=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so by dividing 12 from each side <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=10%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=10%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check this answer by substituting it into the first equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2810%2F12%29%2B4%283%2810%2F12%29-2%29=6%2810%2F12%29%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2810%2F12%29%2B4%283%2810%2F12%29-2%29=6%2810%2F12%29%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2B%282%29=5%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2B%282%29=5%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "7=7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=10%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=10%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the equation is verified.\r<BR>\n" );
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