document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=68351>Question 68351</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  I need help understanding the steps and rules of what to do on this and for any case of these kind of math problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5(6z+2)=    or -7(p+2)+7p=       I do not know how to combine like terms </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #48622 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CrazyMan+Jr.><B>CrazyMan Jr.(21)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CrazyMan+Jr.><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=48622\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -5(6z+2) Distributive Property. Multiply (-5) by everything inside the brackets, then remove them. So it would be, -30z-10. Now, determine what -30 and -10 have in common (like terms) then divide. So if you divide by -10 it becomes.. -10(3z+1)Keep in mind the negative sign in the -10, because it transforms the -10 into +1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-7(p+2)+7p becomes-> -7p-14+7p Now since -7p and 7p are like terms, you can group them together. (-7p+7p)-14 becomes-> (-14)\r<BR>\n" );
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