document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=111137>Question 111137</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please solve for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x-2(x+2)-3=4x+5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I keep getting stuck on this problem...the following is what I have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x-2(x+2)-3=4x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x-2x+2-3=4x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x-2x-1=4x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x-2x+4x=-1+5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you for your help!!!! :)  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #81079 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=81079\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7x-2%28x%2B2%29-3=4x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x-2%28x%2B2%29-3=4x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:  Original problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7x-2x%2B2-3=4x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x-2x%2B2-3=4x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:  Your first error.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%28x%2B2%29=-2x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%28x%2B2%29=-2x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (distributive property), so you should have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7x-2x%2B4-3=4x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x-2x%2B4-3=4x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7x-2x%2B1=4x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x-2x%2B1=4x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:  The next thing I notice is that you are just moving terms back and forth across the equal sign.  What you need to do is add or subtract from both sides of the equation to make a zero result on one side and the term, with the opposite sign, appear on the other.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7x-2x-4x%2B1-1=4x-4x%2B5-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x-2x-4x%2B1-1=4x-4x%2B5-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  I subtracted 4x from both sides and 1 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:  7 minus 2 minus 4 is 1, 1 minus 1=0, 4x minus 4x = 0, and 5 minus 1 = 4<BR>\n" );
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