document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=18653>Question 18653</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> HI, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!  MY SON IS IN ADVANCED MATH BUT HIS TEACHER IS A LITTLE IMPATIENT WITH THE CLASS SO HE'S NERVOUS AND CAN'T FOLLOW AS EASY AS HE'D LIKE.   HE HAS SOME EQUATIONS AND THE TOPIC IS \"REMOVING PARENTHESIS\" AND SIMPLIFY EACH EXPRESSION:  EXAMPLR  4X - (9 - 3X)  PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW HE COMES BY THIS ANSWER? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #8946 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alwayscheerful><B>Alwayscheerful(414)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alwayscheerful><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=8946\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> okay, the first step is to get rid of the parenthesis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You need to use distributive property in order to do so.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, you distribute the \"invisible\" -1 to 9 and -3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x-9%2B3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x-9%2B3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PS. If the teacher is impatient you should talk to him/her and work something out. Either she explains the concepts your son doesn't understand 1 on 1, or slow the whole class down. (something like that) </SPAN>\n" );
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