document.write( "Question 190762: Find the product using FOIL.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #143244 by solver91311(24713)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now there is nothing really sacred about the order of the multiplications. You could just as easily, and correctly, done Outside, Inside, First, Last or Last, First, Outside, Inside. It is just that OIFL and LFOI don't spell anything that a student is likely to remember.\r
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