document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=301114>Question 301114</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My son brought home a few 6th grade algebra problems and I can not remember how to work them.  He does not have his book...so please help if you can.  I'm not even sure what this is called (been a long time for me).  Here's one problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(2a-1b+3a).  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #215918 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=215918\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It looks like he's working on the \"distributive property\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%282a-1b%2B3a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%282a-1b%2B3a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply every term inside the parentheses by the number (5) that's on the outside of the parentheses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2A2a-5%2A1b%2B5%2A3a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2A2a-5%2A1b%2B5%2A3a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10a-5b%2B15a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10a-5b%2B15a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Collect the like-terms together.<BR>\n" );
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