document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204943>Question 1204943</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How is (-3/4(-8a)+(-3/4)(-12) equivalent to both -3/4(-8a-12) and 6a+9?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The wording of your post implies that you don't understand why \"-3/4(-8a-12)\" and \"6a+9\" can both be equivalent to the given expression.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The reason is that those two expressions are equivalent:<br><BR>\n" );
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