document.write( "Question 1165502: Help me distribute -8(1+5m) \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "First multiply the -8 on the outside by the first term inside the parentheses.\r\n" );
document.write( "That gives -8 times 1, which is -8.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So write that down:\r\n" );
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document.write( "-8\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then multiply the 8 on the outside by the SECOND term inside the parentheses.\r\n" );
document.write( "That give -8 times +5m, which is -40m.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So write that down next to the -8\r\n" );
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document.write( "-8-40m\r\n" );
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document.write( "When distributing, always be sure to take the signs of both what you're\r\n" );
document.write( "multiplying along with what you're multiplying it by.  That's extremely\r\n" );
document.write( "important, and easy to miss if you aren't very careful.\r\n" );
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