document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=76951>Question 76951</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses in the following expression.  Then simplify your result if possible.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	3(x + 4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This implies that the equation is equal to 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the distributive property, you would multiply each term inside the parentheses by whatever is outside of the parentheses.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x+4)  comes out to be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+12=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 12 from both sides to get:  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x= -12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides by 3 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -4 </SPAN>\n" );
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