document.write( "Question 181564This question is from textbook introductory algebra
\n" ); document.write( ": The name of this book is \"Introductory Algebra\" By Keedy/Bittinger.6th edition.
\n" ); document.write( "The page number is 102 problem #37. I am homeschooling my daughter and am having some trouble solving this problem. Thanks for any help you might can offer.
\n" ); document.write( "3{[7(x-2)+4]-[2(2x-5)+6]}
\n" ); document.write( "If you could please help to solve this and also explain what the different parentheses mean..
\n" ); document.write( "thank you so much
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Algebra.Com's Answer #136168 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Where you have parentheses in an expression, you can always
\n" ); document.write( "work from the inside out. It doesn't really matter what the
\n" ); document.write( "parentheses look like, but they must come in pairs ( )
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%28%287%28x-2%29%2B4%29+-+%282%282x-5%29%2B6%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The parenthsis after the $\"3\"$ is paired with the one that's
\n" ); document.write( "all the way at the end
\n" ); document.write( "The subtraction performed by the minus sign in the middle is:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%287%28x-2%29%2B4%29+-+%282%282x-5%29%2B6%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Starting in the inside, work on these expressions first
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%287x+-+14+%2B+4%29+-+%284x+-+10+%2B+6%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"7x+-+14+%2B+4+-+4x+%2B+10+-+6\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x+-+6\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now put this back where it came from
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%28%287%28x-2%29%2B4%29+-+%282%282x-5%29%2B6%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%283x+-+6%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"9x+-+18\"$ answer \n" ); document.write( "

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