document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=186808>Question 186808</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3u+ux+xy+3y </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #140027 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=140027\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3u%2Bux%2Bxy%2B3y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3u%2Bux%2Bxy%2B3y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283u%2B3y%29%2B%28ux%2Bxy%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283u%2B3y%29%2B%28ux%2Bxy%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange and group like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28u%2By%29%2Bx%28u%2By%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28u%2By%29%2Bx%28u%2By%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out the GCF <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > out of the first group. Factor out the GCF <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > out of the second group\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2Bx%29%28u%2By%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2Bx%29%28u%2By%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Since we have the common term <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=u%2By ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"u%2By\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we can combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3u%2B3y%2Bux%2Bxy ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3u%2B3y%2Bux%2Bxy\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > factors to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2Bx%29%28u%2By%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2Bx%29%28u%2By%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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