document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=185857>Question 185857</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -7 - 8 + 5 + (-2) - 6 = ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried to do this problem but I'm not confident that I'm doing it correctly. Please show your work so I can better understand how to solve it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #139382 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=139382\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7+-+8+%2B+5+%2B+%28-2%29+-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7+-+8+%2B+5+%2B+%28-2%29+-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-15+%2B+5+%2B+%28-2%29+-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-15+%2B+5+%2B+%28-2%29+-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract -8 from -7 to get -15 (ie <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7-8=-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7-8=-15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-15+%2B+5+-+2+-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-15+%2B+5+-+2+-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2B%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2B%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-15+%2B+3+-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-15+%2B+3+-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 2 from 5 to get 3 (ie <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5-3=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5-3=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-12+-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-12+-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 3 to -15 to get -12 (ie <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-15%2B3=-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-15%2B3=-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Subtract -6 from -12 to get -15 (ie <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-12+-+6=-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-12+-+6=-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7+-+8+%2B+5+%2B+%28-2%29+-+6=-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7+-+8+%2B+5+%2B+%28-2%29+-+6=-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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