document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55950>Question 55950</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -4-(3+6m)=1/2(4+2m) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not in a text book. Not sure what to do when you subtract for the distributive property Im used 2 multiplication equations. Can you show all steps to help me? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #37945 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Hook><B>Hook(36)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Hook><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=37945\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You've got <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4-%283%2B6m%29=%281%2F2%29%284%2B2m%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4-%283%2B6m%29=%281%2F2%29%284%2B2m%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Consider there to be a <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in front of the parentheses on the left. IE, think this:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From there, you can distribute normally as you have done up to this point. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distributing on both sides:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can solve it from there. </SPAN>\n" );
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