document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=298322>Question 298322</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need your help with an order of operations problem. First, I would like to state that I tried to work the problem, but was unable to come up with an answer. I know that the order of operations follows this list; parentheses(1), exponents(2), multiplication(3), division(4), addition(5), and subtraction(6). Using this knowledge has helped me break the problem down somewhat, but not completely.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is the problem as stated: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+27x%5E3%2B216=%283x%2By%29%289x%5E2-18x%2B36%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+27x%5E3%2B216=%283x%2By%29%289x%5E2-18x%2B36%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > What number replaces the question mark? (The y represents the question mark. I was not able to punch the question mark in instead of the y because of a syntax error.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can deduce that the problems in the parentheses must be evaluated first, however, I'm not quite sure how to go about this. By combining like terms, I can see that 18x would combine with 3x, and 216 would combine with 36. However, they problems do not provide me with a classic distributive property solution. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Would you be able to enlighten me as far as what I can do when another situation such as this presents itself? Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #214643 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=214643\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve 27x^3+216=(3x+y)(9x^2-18x+36) for y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "27*(x^3+8)=27*(x+2)*(x^2-2 x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9x^2-18x+36) =9*(x^-2x+4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "27*(x+2)*(x^2-2x+4) = 9*(x^2-2x+4)*(3x+y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27/9=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which you can see can be reduced to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x+2)=3x+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+6=3x+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6=y<BR>\n" );
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