document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=95917>Question 95917</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On Nov. 19, 1863, Abe Lincoln delivered the famous Gettysburg Address. The speech began \"Four  score and seven years ago,...\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am supposed to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1.Write an expression to represent four score and seven.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 2.- Evaluate the expression. Name the property used in each step.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " I don't get this. Please help. Thanks!!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #70041 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=70041\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> According to the dictionary, a score is a group of 20 things. In this case, a score is 20 years.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When Lincoln said, \"Four score and seven ...\" he meant four groups of 20 years and seven more years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "added to that amount. So Lincoln meant 4 times 20 years plus 7 additional years. In mathematical <BR>\n" );
document.write( "form you can write this as:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4*20) + 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the expression that represents four score and 7.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can evaluate this expression by using multiplication and addition. First you multiply <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the 4 times the 20 and that result is 80. Next you add the 7 to 80 and you get the answer <BR>\n" );
document.write( "as 87 years. So when Lincoln said, \"Four score and seven years ....\" he was  saying, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"Eighty seven years ago ... \"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do you agree that \"Four score and seven years\" sounded better than \"Seven dozen and 3 years\" <BR>\n" );
document.write( "or just plain \"Eighty seven years???\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem a little more.<BR>\n" );
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