document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=34905>Question 34905</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to know some properties to help simplify different expressions such as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a+2=, 4x+x+6y-3x=, 4*3g+2(g+6k)=, 12(a+3b+6c)=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am working on 30 different problems with nothing to guide me. I have no textbook, just a sheet of paper with Pre-Algebra problems.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you please give me some rules or something to follow?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you, Becki Ritter  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #21161 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lyra><B>lyra(94)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lyra><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=lyra><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=21161\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well, for your problems to work they must be equal to something, for your level, a constant.  You want to put the variable on one side of the equation and everything else on the other side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example:I will set your equations equal to 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a%2B2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a%2B2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  The equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a%2B2-2=0-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a%2B2-2=0-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Subtracting the constant 2 from both sides to get the term with the variable alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Condensing<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a%2F4=-2%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a%2F4=-2%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Dividing by the constant 4 to get a alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=-1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=-1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > The answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the same things with the rest of the equations, the key is to get the variable alone.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps if you would like further assistance feel free to contact me!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Smiles,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lyra </SPAN>\n" );
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