document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206405>Question 1206405</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given: Q = 7m + 3n, R = 11 - 2m, S = n + 5, and T = -m - 3n + 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify R - [S + T]. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Basic algebraic operations....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S%2BT=%28n%2B5%29%2B%28-m-3n%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S%2BT=%28n%2B5%29%2B%28-m-3n%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S%2BT=%28-m%29%2B%28n-3n%29%2B%285%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S%2BT=%28-m%29%2B%28n-3n%29%2B%285%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  <-- write the expression with variables first, in alphabetical order<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S%2BT=-m-2n%2B13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S%2BT=-m-2n%2B13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  <-- combine like terms<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R-%28S%2BT%29=%2811-2m%29-%28-m-2n%2B13%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R-%28S%2BT%29=%2811-2m%29-%28-m-2n%2B13%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R-%28S%2BT%29=%28-2m%2B11%29%2B%28m%2B2n-13%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R-%28S%2BT%29=%28-2m%2B11%29%2B%28m%2B2n-13%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  <-- subtraction is addition of the opposite<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R-%28S%2BT%29=%28-2m%2Bm%29%2B%282n%29%2B%2811-13%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R-%28S%2BT%29=%28-2m%2Bm%29%2B%282n%29%2B%2811-13%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R-%28S%2BT%29=-m%2B2n-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R-%28S%2BT%29=-m%2B2n-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
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