document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=48851>Question 48851</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am about to be taking a compass test to enter college - I have looked at sample questions and I am terrible in math - Can you explain this to me, what I am trying to solve... ?  Which of the following expressions represents the product of 3 less than twice x and 2 more than the quantity 3 times x ?  Here are my choices.  (a) -6x^2 + 25x + 6  (b) 6x^2 + 5x + 6  (c) 6x^2 - 5x + 6  (d) 6x^2 - 5x - 6  (e) 6x^2 - 13x - 6  I am totally lost, do not understand, if you can help I would greatly appreciate it, maybe there is a website you can refer me to where I could read and study algebra.  Thanks, Have a Great Day - Krystal </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #32408 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=32408\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is testing a couple of things:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. can you convert english to maths.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. can you multiply out brackets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the product of (3 less than twice x) and (2 more than the quantity 3 times x) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Product means 2 things multiplied...so we have to multiply the 2 brackets, once we have them as maths instead of english.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3 less than twice x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3 less than 2x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what would be 3 less than 10? Answer is 7. How did you get that? Well, we do the same in algebra... (2x-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2 more than the quantity 3 times x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2 more than 3x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2+3x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or (3x+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And now multiply the terms in the 2 brackets together:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x-3)(3x+2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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