document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=103495>Question 103495</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i use the distributive property to rewrite this expression? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "xa + xb  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So, you need to reverse it:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "xa+xb = x(a+b) </SPAN>\n" );
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