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document.write( "(-1/4)[24x - (-12y)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -1/4(24x + 12y) {simplified the double negative sign in brackets}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -1/4(24x) - 1/4(12y) {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -6x - 3y {multiplied through}<BR>\n" );
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