document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=147717>Question 147717</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0071389938/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra DeMYSTiFieD</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is very confusing to me. There is a problem on the second page of chapter 7 that is very hard for me to solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(20+4)/2(9)-4^2 (this is in fraction.) after that it is 3 &#8730;5(8)+41/12-3(16-13)(also in fractions.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "any help greatly appreciated.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108105 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><B>mangopeeler07(462)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><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=108105\">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=3%2820%2B4%29%2F%282%289%29-4%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2820%2B4%29%2F%282%289%29-4%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute and get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2860%2B12%29%2F%2818-4%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2860%2B12%29%2F%2818-4%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Simplify 4 squared and get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2860%2B12%29%2F%2818-16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2860%2B12%29%2F%2818-16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Then simplify that to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=72%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"72%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or simply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. And you're done.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3sqrt%285%29%288%29%2B41%2F%2812-3%2816-13%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3sqrt%285%29%288%29%2B41%2F%2812-3%2816-13%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > First simplify <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3sqrt%285%29%288%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3sqrt%285%29%288%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24sqrt%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24sqrt%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Then simplify <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12-3%2816-13%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12-3%2816-13%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12-3%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12-3%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So you get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24sqrt%285%29+%2B+41%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24sqrt%285%29+%2B+41%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. And you're done. </SPAN>\n" );
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