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document.write( "State whether the conclusion Is correct and why or why not<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -2(a-3)=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2a-6=6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " -2(a-3)=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2a-6=6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:: not correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Improper application of the distributive law::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2(a-3) = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2a + 6 = 6 is the proper application of the distributive law.<BR>\n" );
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