document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=85032>Question 85032</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> remove the parentheses<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%283x%2B5y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%283x%2B5y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Think of the negative as a -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2A3x%2B-1%2A5y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2A3x%2B-1%2A5y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute the -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x-5y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x-5y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply </SPAN>\n" );
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