document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1082642>Question 1082642</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> New this, I'm just not grasping.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Twice the difference of a number and 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I think\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x-6) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Twice: 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the difference: x-y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of a number and 6: x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x-6)distribute the 2 (Distributive Properties of Multiplication):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Try it, use any number. I'll use 20:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(20-6) let's first subtract then multiply:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 * 14 = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now distribute the 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(20-6) = 40-12 = 28 </SPAN>\n" );
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