document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104709>Question 104709</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> aaaaahhhh, please help me i have tried and tried and i just can't find the answer to this proplem.........\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if 3(x-6)=3x-18, then 3(x-7)=3x- ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "do you know what ? should be?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #76208 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=76208\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28x-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28x-7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Ax-3%2A7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Ax-3%2A7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute 3 to each term in the parenthesis. In other words, multiply 3 by x and by -7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x-21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x-21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply -3 and 7 to get -21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28x-7%29=3x-21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28x-7%29=3x-21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note: in the previous problem <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28x-6%29=3x-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28x-6%29=3x-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > notice that 3 is multiplied by x and -6 to get 3x and -18 </SPAN>\n" );
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