document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=7762>Question 7762</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> use the distributive property to rewrite the expression without parenthesis and multiply together any numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3y-7)(-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #4270 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=4270\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Application of the distributive property basically means that you multiply each term inside the parentheses by the quantity outside the parentheses, thus:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3y - 7)(-2) = 3y(-2) - 7(-2) = -6y + 14 or 14 - 3y\r<BR>\n" );
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