document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=107163>Question 107163</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me with this problem <BR>\n" );
document.write( "ive been working on it for 15 min already \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the problem is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x-4)=22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i have to solve for x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "i cant get the anwser at all  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #78012 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=78012\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x-4)=22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve for x, begin by doing the distributed multiplication on the left side. This <BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplication involves multiplying the 2 times each of the two quantities inside the parentheses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So multiply 2 times x to get 2x and then multiply 2 times -4 to get -8. When you do that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the problem becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x - 8 = 22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next get rid of the -8 on the left side so that the only term on the left side is 2x. Do that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by adding +8 to both sides. On the left side the -8 and the +8 combine to cancel each other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and on the right side the 22 and the +8 combine to give +30.  Therefore, the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = +30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 2 ... because 2 is the multiplier<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the x term.  When you divide both sides by 2 the answer becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 30/2 = 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is x = 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this answer. Start with the original equation you were given:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x-4)=22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute 15 for x to make the problem become:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(15 - 4) = 22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Within the parentheses, 15 - 4 is equal to 11. So this reduces the problem to:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*11 = 22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the left side 2 times 11 is 22 and is equal to the right side. Therefore, when x = 15 the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation is true ... meaning both sides are equal. And this means our answer is correct.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem better.<BR>\n" );
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