document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=133012>Question 133012</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078651085/algebrahomeworkh>pre-algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I would like some help with distibutiveproperty of these problems-5[w-8] and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "[y-4][-2] I would like to know step by step how to do these <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lisa </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #97223 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=97223\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The distributive property says <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%28b%2Bc%29=ab+%2B+ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%28b%2Bc%29=ab+%2B+ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%28w-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%28w-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1: multiply -5 times w: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2: multiply -5 times -8: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3: add the two parts: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5w%2B40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5w%2B40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do the same thing with the other problem.  You can move the -2 to the other side of the parentheses - the commutative property says we can do that - if it makes more sense to you that way. </SPAN>\n" );
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