document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=559664>Question 559664</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this equation  -8 + 5 (g +  2) + -2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #363497 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=363497\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, this is not an equation, it's an expression and you can't \"solve\" an expression.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Did you want to simplify this expression?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8+5(g+2)+(-2) First, apply the distributive property to the middle term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8+5g+10+(-2) Now combine like-terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8+10-2+5g simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0+5g<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is 5g. </SPAN>\n" );
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