document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=728558>Question 728558</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify the following expression by clearing parentheses and combining like terms.  What are the coefficients of the result?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-1/2(5p-14)+6(-1/4p-1)-(1/3-2p) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First let's rewrite this -1/2(5p-14)+6(-1/4p-1)-(1/3-2p) as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5/2p+7-3/2p-6-1/3+2p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now combine like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2p+2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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