document.write( "Question 409167: I have been studying all day and doing practice problems from my math book to get me ready for a test. I am stuck at 3.1 in my book. I am to this point and i do not understand how to solve a problem like the following: \n" );
document.write( "simplifying expressions:\r \n" );
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document.write( "3+6(w+2)+w\r \n" );
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document.write( "I know I have to use the distributive property, Where I am confused is what do I do with 3+6 Do i add this and then use the answer to distribute over (w+2) and then add +w? I just really need to know the steps so that i can practice more problems like these \n" );
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