document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148485>Question 148485</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am not sure how to do this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Collect like terms...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17c + 4d - 11c - 6d = ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Translate to an algebraic expression? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "... The product of 11% and some number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The translation is?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108808 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=108808\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1) Collect like-terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17c%2B4d-11c-6d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17c%2B4d-11c-6d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Notice that there are four terms in this expression, two of them contain the variable c (17c and -11c) and the other two have the variable d (4d and -6d).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two terms that contain the variable c (17c and -11c) are said to be like-terms and these can be combined like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17c+%2B+%28-11c%29+=+6c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17c+%2B+%28-11c%29+=+6c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other two terms (4d and -6d) are also like-terms and can be similarly combined:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4d+%2B+%28-6d%29+=+-2d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4d+%2B+%28-6d%29+=+-2d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the end result is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17c%2B4d-11c-6d+=+%2817c-11c%29%2B%284d-6d%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17c%2B4d-11c-6d+=+%2817c-11c%29%2B%284d-6d%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6c%2B%28-2d%29+=+6c-2d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6c%2B%28-2d%29+=+6c-2d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) Translate to an algebraic expression:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The product of 11% and some number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A product is the result of multiplying so you know that you will have to multiply two things.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11% can be expressed as a decimal: 11% = 0.11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"Some number\" can be expressed as any letter you like, let's choose n, so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(11%) X (n) = 0.11n </SPAN>\n" );
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