document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=423276>Question 423276</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please show me how to solve this problem, step by step.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = 3x + 4    find f(-5) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's first plug in -5 to look like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(-5) = 3(-5) + 4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do the math to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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