document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=11119>Question 11119</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the distributive property to simplify: 98*7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Instructor shows answer as 700-14=686.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How? Why? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5814 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><B>askmemath(368)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><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=5814\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I can write 98 = 100-2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So instead of 98x7 I can now write (100-2)x7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x7 - 2x7  (Distributive)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "700-14 = 686 </SPAN>\n" );
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