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This problem is of a type called distributed multiplication. It tells you to multiply each
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\n" ); document.write( "When you multiply -10 times 2a you multiply the two numbers together and multiply that by
\n" ); document.write( "the variable a. So to get -10 times 2a you multiply -10 times 2 to get -20 and you multiply that
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\n" ); document.write( "Next you multiply -10 times -6b following the same process ... multiply the two numbers and
\n" ); document.write( "multiply that result times b. The -10 times the -6 equals +60 (remember that when you multiply
\n" ); document.write( "two numbers that both have the same sign, the answer is positive). Then you multiply that
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\n" ); document.write( "-10(2a - 6b) = -20a + 60b
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\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps you to see how to do a distributed multiplication.
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