document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1054922>Question 1054922</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (-9a-5b/9a)  +  (6a+8b/3a ) -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did -9a-5b/9a + 18a+24b/9a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and I got 9a+19b/9a -4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #670117 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=670117\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the expression is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-9a-5b/9a) + (6a+8b/3a ) -4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "remove the parentheses to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-9a - 5b/9a + 6a + 8b/3a - 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-9a + 6a is equal to -3a.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5b/9a + 8b/3a is equal to -5b/9a + 24b/9a which is equal to 19b/9a.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you final expression should be -3a + 19b/3a - 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you got 9a + 19b/9a - 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "not sure what you did to get 9a.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "otherwise it looks like you did ok.<BR>\n" );
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