document.write( "Question 149590: Simplify the expression 12x+10 over 2 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #109745 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"%2812x%2B10%29%2F2\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%286x%2B5%29%29%2F2\" Factor out the GCF 2 from \"12x%2B10\" to get \"2%286x%2B5%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%282%29%286x%2B5%29%29%2Fhighlight%282%29\" Highlight the common terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28cross%282%29%286x%2B5%29%29%2Fcross%282%29\" Cancel out the common terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6x%2B5\" Simplify.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%2812x%2B10%29%2F2\" simplifies to \"6x%2B5\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%2812x%2B10%29%2F2=6x%2B5\"
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