document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1163805>Question 1163805</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone show me how to solve the below equation step by step - I am doing something wrong and cannot get it to come out correctly where it the solution can verify:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 - (x+3) - 2x = 4 + (x-5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you want to learn on how to solve simple and simplest linear equations, &nbsp;read the lesson\r<BR>\n" );
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