document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=8360>Question 8360</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do I solve 9[5+3(x+2)]   ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #4958 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bonster><B>bonster(299)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bonster><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=4958\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, you'd solve what's in the parentheses but in this case, since there are no like terms, you would move to the next step which is to use the distributive property:  multiply 3 & (x+2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 9[5+3x+6)] \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "next solve what's in the bracket<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9[11+3x]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use the distributive property again:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9(11)+9(3x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=99+27x\r<BR>\n" );
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