document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=909959>Question 909959</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> given that a*b =ab-b/a evaluate 4*8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and 2*(4*8) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Your second expression will need applying your rule two time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "... Or just use what you found from the first expression for the parenthesized part of the second expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you want to find 2*(4*8)=2*30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*30=(2)(30)-30/2=60-15=45 </SPAN>\n" );
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