document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=321517>Question 321517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you solve this?... Which of the following expressions represents the product of 3 less than twice x and 2 more than the quantity 3 times x ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A.  –6x2 + 25x + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.  6x2 + 5x + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.  6x2 – 5x + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D.  6x2 – 5x – 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E.  6x2 – 13x – 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( " and show how to work it? please and thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #230255 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=230255\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"the product of 3 less than twice x and 2 more than the quantity 3 times x\" means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x-3%29%283x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x-3%29%283x%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x-3%29%283x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x-3%29%283x%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let's FOIL the expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember, when you FOIL an expression, you follow this procedure:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28highlight%282x%29-3%29%28highlight%283x%29%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28highlight%282x%29-3%29%28highlight%283x%29%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the <font color=\"red\">F</font>irst terms:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%29%2A%283x%29=6x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%29%2A%283x%29=6x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28highlight%282x%29-3%29%283x%2Bhighlight%282%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28highlight%282x%29-3%29%283x%2Bhighlight%282%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the <font color=\"red\">O</font>uter terms:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%29%2A%282%29=4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%29%2A%282%29=4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%2Bhighlight%28-3%29%29%28highlight%283x%29%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%2Bhighlight%28-3%29%29%28highlight%283x%29%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the <font color=\"red\">I</font>nner terms:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3%29%2A%283x%29=-9x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3%29%2A%283x%29=-9x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%2Bhighlight%28-3%29%29%283x%2Bhighlight%282%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%2Bhighlight%28-3%29%29%283x%2Bhighlight%282%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the <font color=\"red\">L</font>ast terms:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3%29%2A%282%29=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3%29%2A%282%29=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we have the terms: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E2%2B4x-9x-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E2%2B4x-9x-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now add every term listed above to make a single expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E2-5x-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E2-5x-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x-3%29%283x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x-3%29%283x%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOILs to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E2-5x-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E2-5x-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x-3%29%283x%2B2%29=6x%5E2-5x-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x-3%29%283x%2B2%29=6x%5E2-5x-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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