document.write( "Question 122117This question is from textbook Fundamental of Algebraic Modeling
\n" ); document.write( ": solve: 3(x - 5) + 2x = 15 \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"3%28x-5%29%2B2x=15\"$
\n" ); document.write( "First, distribute the multiplication by 3 through the terms in parenthesis:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x-15%2B2x=15\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Add 15 to both sides of the equation. This gets you all the 'x' terms on one side of the equation and everything else on the other side.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x%2B2x=30\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Combine the x terms:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x=30\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Divide each side by five. This gets you x alone, and you are done:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28x=6%29\"$
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