document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=296844>Question 296844</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you for this great service. I have not studied algebra for more than 30 years. I am trying to brush up on my algebra skills in order to qualify for training. Here's my equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a - 2{3a-2[1-4(a)-4(-1)]+5}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a - 2{3a -2[1 -4a +4] +5}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a - 2{3a -2 +8a -8]+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a -6a +4 -16a +16 +5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-19a +25   (the book says -19a + 10)I don't understand where did I go wrong? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #213849 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jrfrun><B>jrfrun(3)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jrfrun><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=213849\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3a - 2{3a-2[1-4(a)-4(-1)]+5}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a - 2{3a -2[1 -4a +4] +5}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a - 2{3a -2 +8a -8]+5  you made a mistake in this step\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it should have been<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a -2{3a-2+8a-8+5} where the last five is part of the -2 factor<BR>\n" );
document.write( "followed by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a -6a +4 -16a +16 -10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You would save yourself a ton of headaches by simplifing as you \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3a - 2{3a-2[1-4(a)-4(-1)]+5}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a -2{3a -2[1-4a+4]+5}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a -2{3a-2[5-4a]+5}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a-2{3a-10+8a+5}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a-2{11a-5}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a-22a+10=-19a+10<BR>\n" );
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