document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73972>Question 73972</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify by combining like terms: 2(4s - 3t) + 7s + 5t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) 15s + 2t <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) s + 2t <BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 11s - 2t <BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) 15s - t <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 #52974 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=52974\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2(4s - 3t) + 7s + 5t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Begin by doing the distributed multiplication of the terms in the parentheses.  Multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the 2 times the 4s to get 8s and then multiply the 2 times the -3t to get -6t.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put these results into the equation in place of the multiplication to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8s - 6t + 7s + 5t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can now add the two terms that have an s ... 8s + 7s = 15s<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And you can also add the two terms that have t in them ... -6t + 5t = -t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And therefore you now have the answer of 15s - t <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is answer D on your list of possible answers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps you to understand how you can solve problems such as these by using a few<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rules of basic algebra. </SPAN>\n" );
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