document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=76614>Question 76614</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> distributive property,expand and simplify this question\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 2(5x - 3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the textbook \"Math power NINE\" page. 94-95 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The +2 multiplies each of the terms inside the parentheses.  When you multiply +2 times 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you get +10x because 2 times 5 equals 10.  When you multiply the +2 times the -3 you get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6.  The 2 times the 3 is 6 and the minus sign applies because the rule is that a minus times<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a plus gives a minus answer. (A plus times a plus gives a plus answer, and a minus times a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "minus also gives a plus answer.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After the multiplication the problem becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 10x - 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you can combine the two terms that contain x.  In this case they are both positive<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the addition is just 3x + 10x = 13x and the problem is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13x - 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's it.  You can't simplify this any further, so the answer is 13x - 6.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to see your way through the problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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