document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=210108>Question 210108</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> SHOW ME HOW TO WORK THIS PROBLEM: 5(x+3)= ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #158782 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=158782\">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=5%28x%2B3%29=5x%2B5%283%29=5x%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%28x%2B3%29=5x%2B5%283%29=5x%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%28x%2B3%29=5x%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%28x%2B3%29=5x%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the distributive property at work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why does this property work? Here's an easier example:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28x%2By%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28x%2By%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the same as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2By%29%2B%28x%2By%29%2B%28x%2By%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2By%29%2B%28x%2By%29%2B%28x%2By%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. In other words, there are 3 groups of 'x+y' being added together (that's basically what multiplication means). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28x%2By%29=%28x%2By%29%2B%28x%2By%29%2B%28x%2By%29=%28x%2Bx%2Bx%29%2B%28y%2By%2By%29=3x%2B3y ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To save us the trouble of repeated adding, we simply multiply. For example, you could add up the terms of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%28x%2By%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%28x%2By%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, but this gets tedious after a while. </SPAN>\n" );
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