document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=110583>Question 110583</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780618250035/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I can not figure out how to solve this problem.  3(7-2y)=9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "do i divide what is in parenthesis then times by 3.  i need to learn how to figure  problems like this out. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #80544 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=80544\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> FIRST YOU NEED TO COMBINE THE TERMS INSIDE THE () IF POSSIBLE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HERE YOU CANNOT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THEN YOU MULTIPLY THE TERMS IN THE () BY 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*7+3*-2Y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21-6Y=9 NOW YOU COMBINE ALL LIKE TERMS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6Y=9-21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6Y=-15 NOW DIVIDE BOTH SIDES BY 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-15/-6 NOW REDUCE BY DIVIDING BY 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=5/2 OR -2.5 OR -2 1/2 ARE ALL VALID ANSWERS. </SPAN>\n" );
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