document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24481>Question 24481</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3(y+4)=15 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13035 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><B>askmemath(368)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><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=13035\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In order to remove the brackets we have to multiply every term within the brackets with the term immediately outside the bracket\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y+12 = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtracting 12 on both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing by 3 throughout<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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