document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=424401>Question 424401</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -15(y-2)-3=-5y-11(3y+7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-15y-2-3=-5y-33y+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15y+5= -38y+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-53y+12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "help!!!  Is any of what I did correct? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #295877 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=295877\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You're not \"distributing\" correctly...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-15(y-2)-3=-5y-11(3y+7) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "distributing the -15 to each term inside the parenthesis (left):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15y+30-3=-5y-11(3y+7) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "distributing the -11 to each term inside the parenthesis (right):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15y+30-3=-5y-33y-77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15y+27=-28y-77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13y+27=-77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13y=-104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -104/13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -8<BR>\n" );
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