document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=156613>Question 156613</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -8t-5m+3m-7t-(-3t)+m </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "=-8t-5m+3m-7t+3t+m    (note that -(-a) = +a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-8t-7t+3t-5m+3m+m    (group like terms)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-12t-m               (combine like terms)\r<BR>\n" );
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