document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=523917>Question 523917</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the FOIL method to find the product of (4m + 1)(5m - 3) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #348622 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tracyc0912><B>tracyc0912(40)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tracyc0912><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=tracyc0912><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=348622\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> FOIL= first, outer, inner, last<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First: 4m*5m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Outer: 4m*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Inner: 1*5m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Last: 1*(-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You get 20m^2-12m+5m-3 (combine like terms (-12m+5m)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Final answer: 20m^2-7m-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Does that make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Best of luck to you! :-) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );