document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=17577>Question 17577</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify 4(a + b) - 3b + a </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First multiply(a+b) by 4 to remove bracket<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a+4b-3b+a sum terms as written<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5a+b is simplified term<BR>\n" );
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