document.write( "Question 301107: Please help me simplify this problem. I just don't understand. -5n+3(6+7n)Thank you so very much for this much needed help. I really appreciate it!!! \n" ); document.write( "
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-5n+3(6+7n)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First you have to open the brackets and expand the term\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-5n + 3*6+3*7n\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-5n+18+21n\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add the similar terms -5n & 21n\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since one term is negative and the other term is positive you have to subtract the co-efficients of the terms and put the sign of the bigger number in the result\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-5n +21n +18\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "+16n+18
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