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document.write( "This is the problem:\r\n" );
document.write( "four times the sum of a and b increased by twice the sum of a and 2b\r\n" );
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document.write( "          Four times the sum of a and b increased by twice the sum of a and 2b\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace the words \"the sum of a and 2b\" by \"(a + 2b)\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "          Four times the sum of a and b increased by twice (a + 2b)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace \"twice (a + 2b)\" by \"2(a + 2b)\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "          Four times the sum of a and b increased by 2(a + 2b)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace the words \"the sum of a and b\" by \"(a + b)\r\n" );
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document.write( "          Four times (a + b) increased by 2(a + 2b)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace \"Four times (a + b)\" by 4(a + b)\r\n" );
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document.write( "          4(a + b) increased by 2(a + 2b)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace the words \"increased by\" by a plus sign \" + \"\r\n" );
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document.write( "          4(a + b) + 2(a + 2b)\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's the algebraic expression.  Now we simplify it.\r\n" );
document.write( "Remove the parentheses using the distributive principle:\r\n" );
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document.write( "          4a + 4b + 2a + 4b\r\n" );
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document.write( "Combine the 4a and 2a, getting 6a and combine the 4b and the 4b,\r\n" );
document.write( "getting 8b:\r\n" );
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document.write( "          6a + 8b\r\n" );
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