document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=399382>Question 399382</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How do I simplify the expression by removing Parenteses and combining like terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is my problem -5(2t-2) + 6(2t-3) +3t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have tried to work it out but I get confused with what to do with the problem in the parentheses.\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 #282820 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=282820\">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=-5%282t-2%29+%2B+6%282t-3%29+%2B3t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%282t-2%29+%2B+6%282t-3%29+%2B3t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...first multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%2A2t-5%2A%28-2%29+%2B+6%2A2t-6%2A3+%2B3t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%2A2t-5%2A%28-2%29+%2B+6%2A2t-6%2A3+%2B3t\"   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=-10t+%2B+10+%2B+12t+-18+%2B3t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-10t+%2B+10+%2B+12t+-18+%2B3t\"   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=%28-10t+%2B+12t+%2B3t%29+%2B+%2810+-18%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-10t+%2B+12t+%2B3t%29+%2B+%2810+-18%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=5t+-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5t+-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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