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Question 341231: solve 4(-12 -3x) = -24
please show the steps. so far i've got to 12x = 24 but i don't know where to go from here.
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Question 342201: solve for x when x(y+2)=10
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Question 342303: 2(x/4-1)=8
x=?
Can you please solve this problem and explain how you got the answer please.
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Question 342388: 1) 9/2709
2) 7/21021
3) 3/606
4) 9/4500
* Can you please show the work so I know how its done.
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Question 342556: Here is the question I am trying to help my son with. I don't know how to explain how to do it or if the answer I got is correct. Please help.
Find the area of the rectangle
Length = 5y-3
Width= 11
My answer is 55y-33
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Question 342685: how do i factor x squared + 5x - 7?
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Question 342736: HOW TO SOLVE 1/3x8x18
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Question 342873: Simplify (12ab)(3t).
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Question 342932: I have some factoring problems.. I have solved some, but the others just dont work.
3x(a-3)-5(3-a) I don't even know where to start, it looks factored to me?
20x^2-7x-6. I have tried about every different combination I can for foil for this one, it just does not work itself out.. It is driving me CRAZY!!!
4x^4 + 12x^3- 28x^2. I don't even know where to start to be honest. Is this a foil problem?
Thank you for your time..I can not tell you how valuable this site has been to me.
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Question 342577: (x + 4)(x2 - x + 9)

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Question 343023: 1/4(4f-8)
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Question 343128: What property would the expression c(a+b) = (a+b)c be?
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Question 343865: Well. I need help with distributive property and ratonal numbers. we were given problems at school and I dont understand how to do those problems. Example:
0.5(12x+80)And we cannot use a calculator on the test. so please help asap!! and i also need help on finding the sum or difference of fractions Example:
1/3 - 2/9 I just need you to please help me go through the problem step by step. & then give me the answer. thank you!! email me! secretrockstar35@aol.com
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Question 343629: Please help me solve this equation: -20(19-a)
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Question 344191: a+b=b+a
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Question 344208: Is this ststement correct? a+b=b+a
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Question 345250: TO USE THE ASSOCIATIVE PROPERTY OF ADDITION TO REWRITE THE SUM GROUP OF TERMS,WHAT IS THE LEAST NUMBER OF TERMS YOU NEED.
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Question 345521: A company buy a $450,000 piece of equiptment in 2005. It depreciates $33,000 a year. What is the equation that relates years and value? For 10 years?
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Question 345510: What are the distributive properties of algebra and what are some examples ?
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Question 345719: what are the properties of these
5+4=4+5
7(a-2)=7a-14
and
5(12)=5(14-2)
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Question 345744: use distributive property to evaluate the expression 10(6.4+8.9)
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Question 345879: distribute:
2(x-3)
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Question 345844: how do you rewrite 2a+4b
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Question 345697: 2(5x-1)=3(x+11)
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Question 346133: state the name of the property illustrated
(x+4)+[-(x+4)]=0
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Question 346272: Insert parentheses to make the statement true:
2-3-4+1=4
Thank you!
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Question 346699: commutative property
548+m=321+548
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Question 346786: I am a mom trying to remember the steps to this problem to help my son.
4 x (9+3)= (4 x n) + (4 x 3)
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Question 347415: Simplify
-3(4n-3)-7(7n-6)
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Question 347315: Multiply
(5x+9)(5x^9+5x+6)
simplify the asnwer
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Question 348651: 4-7m=-3m+4
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Question 348692: (6-2)8
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Question 349285: Can you please help me understand how to do this? Thank you sooo much in advance for your help:)
The question is: You spend 3 1/2 hours doing homework. You spend 1/4 of that time doing homework for social studies. How much of that time do you spend doing soical studies homework?
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Question 349532: -4(a+3)-a whats the answer?

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Question 349541: If a person is walking 6 miles per hour and another is riding a bike 12 MPH how far apart will they be after 10 minutes. Assuming they start next to each other and head in opposite directions.
Having trouble writing the equation.
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Question 349545: what is 14(1002) written in distributive property then simplifyed
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Question 349830: how do i solve

-5(10w+1)=25
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Question 350168: please me solve this equation: -22x^2+55x-14
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Question 350168: please me solve this equation: -22x^2+55x-14
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Question 350170: please help me solve this equation: 71x+33x^2-14
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Question 350171: 44b^2-152b-96
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Question 350577: solve 1/4x + 6 = 5/6
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Question 350585: What is (y-7)8 rewritten without parenthesis using the distributive property?
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