document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=562440>Question 562440</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you simplify the expression 2(n-5)+n </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #364585 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jlshires><B>jlshires(17)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jlshires><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=364585\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Remember PEMDAS- it's the order in which you do things in a problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Parentheses<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Exponents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Addition<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case, since you have variables, you can't do what's in the parentheses first (n-5) so start with the multiplication.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply 2 out to everything in the parentheses ( 2(n-5) is really 2(n)-2(5))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(n-5)+n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(n)-2(5)+n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n-10+n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine all the like statements (2n+n)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the final answer is 3n-10 </SPAN>\n" );
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