document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=335484>Question 335484</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3|2a+5|+2|3-a| ; a=4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #240443 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=240443\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Aabs%282a%2B5%29%2B2%2Aabs%283-a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Aabs%282a%2B5%29%2B2%2Aabs%283-a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Aabs%282%284%29%2B5%29%2B2%2Aabs%283-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Aabs%282%284%29%2B5%29%2B2%2Aabs%283-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=4\"   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=3%2Aabs%288%2B5%29%2B2%2Aabs%283-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Aabs%288%2B5%29%2B2%2Aabs%283-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Aabs%2813%29%2B2%2Aabs%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Aabs%2813%29%2B2%2Aabs%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2813%29%2B2%281%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2813%29%2B2%281%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Evaluate the absolute values.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=39%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"39%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=41 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"41\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Aabs%282%284%29%2B5%29%2B2%2Aabs%283-4%29=41 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Aabs%282%284%29%2B5%29%2B2%2Aabs%283-4%29=41\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Aabs%282a%2B5%29%2B2%2Aabs%283-a%29=41 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Aabs%282a%2B5%29%2B2%2Aabs%283-a%29=41\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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