document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3218>Question 3218</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> simplify \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+2(5x-7)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #1393 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drglass><B>drglass(89)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drglass><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=1393\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> TO solve thie problem you should understand the distributive property. That is, the expression a(b + c) is the same thing as ab + ac. In this problem, you have:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 2(5x - 7)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "using the distributive property on the 2(5x -7) part of the expression, we get:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next we group like terms:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13x+-+14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13x+-+14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the problem simplifies to 13x - 14 </SPAN>\n" );
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