document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=729381>Question 729381</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm in pre-algebra and have to simplify by clearing the paraentheses and combining like terms and I just don't get this problem. -1/2(10q-2)+1/3(2-3q)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I did this so far,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -1/2*10/1=-10/2q -1/2*2/1=2/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3*2/1 =2/6 1/3*(-3q)=3/3q<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10/2q+3/3q must be -30/6+ 6/6=-24/6q<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/6+(-3/3) would be 2/6+(-6/6q)=-4/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so my answer is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-24/6q + -4/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It just doens't seem right 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 #445832 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><B>Simnepi(216)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Simnepi><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=445832\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you are almost correct lets do the first bracket term by term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "being careful when multiplying positive and negative numbers together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%281%2F2%29%2A%28%2810q%29%2F1%29=-%2810q%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%281%2F2%29%2A%28%2810q%29%2F1%29=-%2810q%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = -5q <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%281%2F2%29%2A%28-2%2F1%29=2%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%281%2F2%29%2A%28-2%2F1%29=2%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "giving us -5q + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now we'll consider the second bracket<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2B%281%2F3%29%2A%282%2F1%29=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2B%281%2F3%29%2A%282%2F1%29=2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2B%281%2F3%29%2A%28-3q%29=-%283q%29%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2B%281%2F3%29%2A%28-3q%29=-%283q%29%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = -q<BR>\n" );
document.write( "putting these together gives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5q%2B1%2B%282%2F3%29-q ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5q%2B1%2B%282%2F3%29-q\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplifying gives <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%282%2F3%29-6q ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%282%2F3%29-6q\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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