document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242996>Question 242996</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3(6x-5)-[3(1-8x)+5]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's expand this out 3(6x-5)-[3(1-8x)+5] so it looks like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18x-15 -[3-24x+5] Notice the negative in front of the bracket? [  ] this is actually -1 so we'll multiply each term in the bracket so it looks like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18x-15-3+24x-5 Now combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42x-23 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. <BR>\n" );
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