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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do you expand a algebraic expression?

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

if it is in brackets you remove brackets? whats the question anyways?

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

"Expanding" means removing the ( )

OpenStudy (anonymous):

45y- 67x

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

hmm you cant expand that?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then can you give me an example?

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

3(a+b) means to multiply 3 by (a+b) so its 3a + 3b

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

that process is expanding

OpenStudy (kuoministers):

that question had no brackets to start with so impossible to expand...

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