document.write( "Question 114199: -5 - 2(3x - 4) = 21 \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-5+-+2%283x+-+4%29+=+21+\"....move \"-5\" to the right\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+-+2%283x+-+4%29+=+21+%2B+5+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+-+2%283x+-+4%29+=+26+\".....divide both sides by \"-2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+-+2%283x+-+4%29%2F-2+=+26%2F-2+\".....\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+3x+-+4+=+-13+\".....move \"-4\" to the right\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+3x++=+-13%2B+4+\"..... \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+3x++=+-9+\"..... divide both sides by \"3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2F3+=+-9%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+-3\"
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