document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=158499>Question 158499</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the algebraic expression and simplfy. Let x represent the unkown number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of 5 times a number and -2, added to nine times a number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried 5(x-2)+9x=5x-10+9x=14x-10. There answer was 14x-2. How did they  get that? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #116748 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=116748\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of 5 times a number and -2, added to nine times a number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Looking at the first part:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of '5 times a number' and '-2'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + (-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x - 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The above is then \"added to nine times a number\" to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x - 2 + 9x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combining x's we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14x - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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