document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=130914>Question 130914</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please see if I'm doing this right - very rusty with algebra.....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Question:  Simplify:  (2x - 7)-(5 + 4x) + (3x - 8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x - 7 - 9x + 3x - 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(combining like terms - add 2x - 9x + 3x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x - 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do I have the correct answer? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x-7%29-%285%2B4x%29%2B%283x-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x-7%29-%285%2B4x%29%2B%283x-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Remove the parentheses and don't forget to change the signs of the terms inside the parentheses preceded by a negative sign:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-7-5-4x%2B3x-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-7-5-4x%2B3x-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like-terms.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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