document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=16726>Question 16726</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ok I am having some trouble on \"finishing\" the product of some Distributive properties ok, for equation -9(3x + 8) I put down the following steps:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                            = -9*3x + -9*8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                            = -27x + -72 (final answer) I am not sure if this is correct or not. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  My other question on the same topic is an equation i did like so:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  5(x + 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 5*x + 5*1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 5x + 5   (final answer)  please let me know if i am doing the distibutive property correctly.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a(b+c) = ab + ac.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's it. </SPAN>\n" );
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