document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=136387>Question 136387</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073268620/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Simplify the equation 0.25 (x - 28400) +3190. Please expalin how you got the answer.   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #99898 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=99898\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the distributive property to eliminate the parentheses:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distributive property is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%28b%2Bc%29=ab%2Bac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%28b%2Bc%29=ab%2Bac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for all real numbers a, b, and c.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Once you have done that, you will have two constant terms, so just add them. </SPAN>\n" );
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