document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1188756>Question 1188756</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student attempted to generate an equivalent expression using the distributive property, as shown below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x + 5) = 2x + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What was the mistake made? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 2 was not multiplied by x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. 2 was not multiplied by 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. Incorrect sign was used for the first term\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D. Incorrect sign was used for the second term </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #819933 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=819933\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> with the distributive law, every term in the first multiplier needs to multiply every term in the second multiplier.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a * (b + c) = (a * b) + (a * c)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a + b) * (c + d) = (a * c) + (a * d) + (b * c) + (b * d).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 * (x + 5) should be (2 * x) + (2 * 5).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "selection B is your solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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