document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=459232>Question 459232</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b-4-(5+3d)+2b-(5d-1) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "= b - 4 - 5 - 3d + 2b - 5d + 1 {took out parentheses}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -8d + 3b - 8 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
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