INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you’re creative and want to wrap your book in a more unique, fun way, consider making your own wrapping paper and/or using subtle book themes. For instance, consider wrapped the book in newspaper and making a colorful bow to put on it. You can also make roses out of paper that has text on it and glue or tape them to the front of the wrapped book. Wrap the book in a paper that matches the book’s genre, theme, or characters. For example, wrap a children’s book in coloring book pages or use maps to wrap a travel book. After you finish wrapping the book, type out the first paragraph of the book in a fun font and finish the paragraph with an ellipses. In a different, larger font, type something like “Enjoy the story!” and then print out the page. Cut around the edges of the text, tape or glue it onto some cut cardstock to create an attractive border, and then tape or glue it to the front of your wrapped book.

SUMMARY: Incorporate text into the wrapping paper to hint that it’s a book. Use paper that matches the book’s theme to reveal what it’s about. Tape the first paragraph to the wrapping paper to spark interest.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: The distributive property states that a(b+c)=ab+ac{\displaystyle a(b+c)=ab+ac}. This rule allows you to cancel out parentheses by multiplying each term in the parentheses by the number outside the parentheses. For example, if your equation is 2(10−2x)=4(2x+2){\displaystyle 2(10-2x)=4(2x+2)}, use the distributive property to multiply the terms in parentheses by the number outside the parentheses:2(10−2x)=4(2x+2){\displaystyle 2(10-2x)=4(2x+2)}20−4x=8x+8{\displaystyle 20-4x=8x+8} To cancel the variable, complete the opposite operation as stated in the equation. For example, if the term is subtracted in the equation, cancel it by adding. If the term is added in the equation, cancel it by subtracting. It is usually easiest to cancel the variable with the smaller coefficient. For example, in the equation 20−4x=8x+8{\displaystyle 20-4x=8x+8}, cancel the term −4x{\displaystyle -4x} by adding 4x{\displaystyle 4x}:20−4x+4x=8x+8{\displaystyle 20-4x+4x=8x+8}. Whatever you do to one side of the equation, you must do to the other side as well. So if you add or subtract to cancel the variable on one side of the equation, you must add or subtract to the other side as well. For example, if you added 4x{\displaystyle 4x} on one side of the equation to cancel the variable, you must also add 4x{\displaystyle 4x} to the other side of the equation:20−4x+4x=8x+8+4x{\displaystyle 20-4x+4x=8x+8+4x} You should now have the variable on one side of the equation. For example:20−4x+4x=8x+8+4x{\displaystyle 20-4x+4x=8x+8+4x}20=12x+8{\displaystyle 20=12x+8} You want the variable term on one side, and the constant on the other side. To move the constant to one side, add or subtract from each side of the equation to cancel the term on one side. For example, to cancel the +8{\displaystyle +8} constant on the variable side, subtract 8 from both sides of the equation:20=12x+8{\displaystyle 20=12x+8}20−8=12x+8−8{\displaystyle 20-8=12x+8-8}12=12x{\displaystyle 12=12x} To do this, perform the operation opposite from the one denoted in the equation. Usually this will mean dividing to cancel a coefficient being multiplied by a variable. Remember that whatever you do to one side of the equation, you must do to the other side of the equation as well. For example, to cancel out the coefficient 12 from the equation, you would divide each side of the equation by 12:12=12x{\displaystyle 12=12x}1212=12x12{\displaystyle {\frac {12}{12}}={\frac {12x}{12}}}1=x{\displaystyle 1=x} To make sure your answer is correct, substitute your solution back into the original equation. If the equation is true, your answer is correct. For example, if 1=x{\displaystyle 1=x}, substitute 1 for the variable in the equation and calculate:2(10−2x)=4(2x+2){\displaystyle 2(10-2x)=4(2x+2)}2(10−2(1))=4(2(1)+2){\displaystyle 2(10-2(1))=4(2(1)+2)}2(10−2)=4(2+2){\displaystyle 2(10-2)=4(2+2)}20−4=8+8{\displaystyle 20-4=8+8}16=16{\displaystyle 16=16}
Summary: Apply the distributive property, if necessary. Cancel the variable on one side of the equation. Keep the equation balanced. Simplify the equation by combining like terms. Move the constants to one side of the equation, if necessary. Cancel the variable’s coefficient. Check your work.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Cook the ingredients until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender. This should take about 15 minutes. Then, remove the pan from heat and let it stand covered for 5 minutes, giving the rice time to absorb the flavors. Allow it to cool to room temperature – this should take about 30 minutes. Chill the rice mixture for 8 to 12 hours. Heat it until a thermometer registers 375°F (190°C). Gently drop 2 krupuk in the oil. Fry the krupuk until they float to the surface and curl up and expand, which should take about 20 seconds. Then, turn the krupuk over and fry them until they’re pale golden – about ten more seconds. Then, transfer them to a paper towel with a slotted spoon until they drain. Fry the remaining krupuk in 3 batches in the same way. When the krupuk is cooked, cool it and break it into pieces. Do this with your fingers. This will help the rice absorb the other ingredients. Heat it until it's hot but not smoking. Then, add 2 cups of thinly sliced shallots and fry them in the heat for 1 minute. Add 2 large chopped garlic cloves to the mixture and stir-fry them for an additional 30 seconds. Add 1 lb. of sliced skinless boneless chicken breast to the mixture until the chicken is no longer pink, which should take about 2 minutes. Add 1 lb. of peeled and deveined medium shrimp, 2 minced hot red chiles, and 1 1/4 tsp. of salt to the mixture and cook them for 2-3 minutes, until the shrimp are cooked through. Add 1/4 cups of chicken broth and the ketjab manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce) to the mixture and stir-fry it until the rice is heated, which should take another 2 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon (14.8 ml). of Asian fish sauce and 4 sliced scallions until the mixture is combined well. Serve the Indonesian fried rice on a platter with krupuk, cucumber slices, and hard-boiled eggs.

SUMMARY:
Rinse and drain 1 ½ cups of long-grain white rice. Bring the rice, ¾ cups of water, and 1 ½ cups of chicken broth to a full rolling boil in a 4-quart heavy saucepan. Cover the pan and reduce the heat to low. Transfer the rice mixture to a shallow bowl. Heat 1 quart of oil a 4-quart pot over high heat. Cook the krupuk (optional). Break up the rice into individual grains. Heat the remaining 3 tablespoon (44.4 ml). of oil in a wok over high heat. Add the chicken to the stir-fry mix. Add the shrimp, chiles, and salt to the mixture. Add the remaining broth and ketjab manis to the rice. Remove the mixture from the heat. Serve.