document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=158933>Question 158933</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A dog breeder has (3x-12) Shetland sheepdogs and (2x+6) collies. Half of the collies and two-thirds of the sheepdogs are blue merles. Which expression gives the total number value of blue merles that the breeder has?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)5x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)2.5-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)3x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)2x^2-2x-24 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #117068 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=117068\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (3x-12)(2/3)+(2x+6)(1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6x-24)/3+(2x+6)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[2(6x-24)+3(2x+6)]/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[12x-48+6x+18]/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-8+x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-5 answer C).<BR>\n" );
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