document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=52665>Question 52665</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify the expression:     -7[-2x – (3x + 8) + 5] – 3x + 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i got -4(8x+7) as my solution and I'm not sure </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7%28-2x-%283x%2B8%29%2B5%29-3x%2B7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7%28-2x-%283x%2B8%29%2B5%29-3x%2B7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7%28-2x-3x-8%2B5%29-3x%2B7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7%28-2x-3x-8%2B5%29-3x%2B7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   First remove the innermost brackets.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7%28-5x-3%29-3x%2B7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7%28-5x-3%29-3x%2B7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Simplify within bracket.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=35x%2B21-3x%2B7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"35x%2B21-3x%2B7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 32x + 28    =   4(8x+7).  Answer.  I dont know where you have gone wrong to get negative 4 in the answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "gsm </SPAN>\n" );
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