document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=16308>Question 16308</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having problems in solving this equation.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "19-(2x+3)=2(x+3)+x take everthing out of bracket<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19-2x+3=2x+6+x without Bracket<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+2x+22=2x+6+x  Added 19+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   +22=-2x+2x+x move variable to one side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   +22=x         -2x+2x cancel each other out <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                What am I doing wrong\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                 Thank-you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #7953 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><B>askmemath(368)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><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=7953\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Think of the brackets as your house and the terms inside as family members.If there's a plus inside,think that the member is warm. Assume that the negative sign is cold. So when we open the door(i.e. remove the brackets) the cold comes in. If a person is warm,he becomes cold. If a person is already cold, he becomes warm!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So now we get 19-(2x+3) = 19 -2x -3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you solve it from here? </SPAN>\n" );
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