document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=11768>Question 11768</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> HOW WOULD YOU SIMPLIFY THIS EXPRESSION AND WHAT IS THE THINKING IN DOING SO ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8A + B - 2A - 4B </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First you would add like terms;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8A-2A + B-4B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6A-3B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then you would factor out the greatest common factor, which is 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(2A-B) </SPAN>\n" );
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