document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56423>Question 56423</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0134373316/algebrahomeworkh>Pre-Algebra Prentice Hall</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I dont really understand the distributive property, can you explain it to me </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #38272 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><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=38272\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You simply take the coefficient times all the other variables.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(3 + 5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(3) + 2(5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 Right?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(3 + 5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 Correct!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "........<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2(8b - 3a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2(8b) - 2(-3a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-16b + 6a Right?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Define: a = 2 while b = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2(8*3 - 3*2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2(24 - 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2(18)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "~> -16b + 6a = -16(3) + 6(2) = -48 + 12 = -36 Correct! </SPAN>\n" );
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