document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=25962>Question 25962</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Expand and simplify 3w+2(w+x) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23047 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=weepingwillowcats><B>weepingwillowcats(10)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=weepingwillowcats><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=23047\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3w+2(w+x)\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "First you must simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can multiply 2 by w (2w) and then 2 again by x (2x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This gets rid of the parenthesis and is called the distributive property of addition<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then restate the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3w+2w+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then combine your like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5w+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is as simplified as it can get.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Good luck\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "-weeping </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );