document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=213508>Question 213508</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Problem is: 7 + 4XZ + 5(2xz + 2y) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) Remove the parenthesis using the distributive law, a(b+c) = ab + ac.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) simplify the expanded expression by combining like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7 + 4xz + 5(2xz + 2y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=7 + 4xz + 5*2xz + 5*2y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=7 + 4xz + 10xz + 10y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 7 + 14xz + 10y<BR>\n" );
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