document.write( "Question 282497: what are the steps to doing a pre algebra problem like 6(2b+7)3=
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$\"6%282b%2B7%293\"$ You can rewrite this as:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%2A3%282b%2B7%29\"$ Multiply the 6 by the 3 to get:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"18%282b%2B7%29\"$ In the distributive property, the number on the outside of the parentheses is to multiply both terms on the inside of the parentheses and this can be expressed as:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"18%2A2b%2B18%2A7\"$ Now perform the indicated multiplications.
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