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use the variable expression 3x-1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "1. Write the expression \r\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now put (-3) where x is\r\n" );
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document.write( "3(-3) - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then finish this out: 3(-3) is -9, so write -9 in place of 3(-3)\r\n" );
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document.write( "-9 - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then finish this and get -10.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So when you evaluate the expression 3x - 1 for x = -3, you get -10.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2. Write the expression \r\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now put (-2) where x is\r\n" );
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document.write( "3(-2) - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then finish this out: 3(-2) is -6, so write -6 in place of 3(-2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "-6 - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then finish this and get -7.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So when you evaluate the expression 3x - 1 for x = -2, you get -7.\r\n" );
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document.write( "3. Write the expression \r\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now put (-1) where x is\r\n" );
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document.write( "3(-1) - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then finish this out: 3(-1) is -3, so write -3 in place of 3(-1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "-3 - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then finish this and get -4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So when you evaluate the expression 3x - 1 for x = -1, you get -4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "4. Write the expression \r\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now put (0 where x is\r\n" );
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document.write( "3(0 - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then finish this out: 3(0)is 0 so write 0 in place of 3(0)\r\n" );
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document.write( "0 - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then finish this and get -1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So when you evaluate the expression 3x - 1 for x = 0, you get -1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "5. Write the expression \r\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now put (1) where x is\r\n" );
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document.write( "3(1) - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then finish this out: 3(1) is 3, so write 3 in place of 3(1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "3 - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then finish this and get 2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So when you evaluate the expression 3x - 1 for x = 1, you get 2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "6. Write the expression \r\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now put (2) where x is\r\n" );
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document.write( "3(2) - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then finish this out: 3(2) is 5, so write 6 in place of 3(2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "6 - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then finish this and get 5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So when you evaluate the expression 3x - 1 for x = 2, you get 5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "7. Write the expression \r\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now put (3) where x is\r\n" );
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document.write( "3(3) - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then finish this out: 3(3) is 9, so write 9 in place of 3(3)\r\n" );
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document.write( "9 - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then finish this and get 8.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So when you evaluate the expression 3x - 1 for x = 3, you get 8.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now put the results of the seven steps above in a table, like this\r\n" );
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document.write( "x  |  3x-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "-3 |  -10\r\n" );
document.write( "-2 |   -7\r\n" );
document.write( "-1 |   -4\r\n" );
document.write( " 0 |   -1\r\n" );
document.write( " 1 |    2\r\n" );
document.write( " 2 |    5\r\n" );
document.write( " 3 |    8\r\n" );
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