document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=753148>Question 753148</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve -5 n + 3 (6+7n).. can you show the work, so I can see exactly how it is done. Please. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #458222 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Okeke_Christian><B>Okeke_Christian(26)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Okeke_Christian><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=Okeke_Christian><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=458222\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5n%2B3%286%2B7n%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5n%2B3%286%2B7n%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Open brackets (multiply the terms in the bracket by \"+3\")<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5n%2B18%2B21n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5n%2B18%2B21n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5n%2B21n%2B18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5n%2B21n%2B18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16n%2B18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16n%2B18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And that's your answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PS: you can as well factorise the expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16n%2B18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16n%2B18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%288n%2B9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%288n%2B9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope I helped?! </SPAN>\n" );
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