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OpenStudy (anonymous):

57q-(14q+3) is the answer 43q+3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

43q+3?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

the negative distributes to ALL terms inside the parenthesis

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Not quite. \[57q-(14q+3)=57q-14q-+3\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That's a very common mistake.

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so -(14q+3) turns into -14q - 3 notice how the +3 turns into -3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[==57q−14q−3\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

=*

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