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\n" ); document.write( "-3(-3a)(6b)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Remove parenthesis around (-3a)
\n" ); document.write( "-3 * -3a(6b)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Remove parenthesis around (6b)
\n" ); document.write( "-3 * -3a * 6b\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Reorder the terms for easier multiplication:
\n" ); document.write( "-3 * -3 * 6a * b\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply -3 * -3
\n" ); document.write( "9 * 6a * b\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply 9 * 6
\n" ); document.write( "54a * b\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply a * b
\n" ); document.write( "54ab \n" ); document.write( "

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