document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=722544>Question 722544</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to have remove the brackets and collect the like terms of this but it is really confusing me! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(m+4)+3(m+6) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "if we multiply what's inside the brackets, we can get rid of the brackets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since there is a plus between, the signs all remain the same<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m + 8 + 3m + 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m + 3m + 8 + 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5m + 26 </SPAN>\n" );
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