document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6023>Question 6023</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  i want to ask what is the answer of the following;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.4y-{13x-(14y-2x}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5y-{18x-(5y+12x}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.-{8x-[14y-(5-6x)-2]}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.-4(x-3y)-(3x+5y)-(6-8y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3170 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><B>Abbey(339)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3170\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.4y-{13x-(14y-2x}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "clear the parentheses by distributing the negative signs:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y-{13x-14y+2x}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y-13x+14y-2x}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18y-15x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.5y-{18x-(5y+12x}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "clear the parentheses by distributing the negative signs (multiply by -1):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y-{18x-5y-12x}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y-18x+5y+12x}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.-{8x-[14y-(5-6x)-2]}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "clear the parentheses by distributing the negative signs (multiply by -1):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-{8x-[14y-5+6x-2]}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-{8x-14y+5-6x+2}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8x+14y-5+6x-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x+14y-7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.-4(x-3y)-(3x+5y)-(6-8y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "clear the parentheses by distributing the negative signs (multiply by -1 except for the first set of parenthese, on this one, multiply by -4):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x+12y-3x-5y-6+8y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then combine like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7x+15y-6\r<BR>\n" );
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