document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=21257>Question 21257</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would I simplify this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-(3-x)=\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i keep coming up with different answers that don't reflect<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what's in the book.  thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #10213 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=GuessWho><B>GuessWho(10)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=GuessWho><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=10213\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> lets take away the paratheses. the problem would be -3 minus x. the minus would be changed to addition ad the x becomes a negative, so the problem now reads as \"-3 + -x. since both are negatives, the problem becomes -3x. hope i helped, and i hope i'm right. </SPAN>\n" );
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