document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27378>Question 27378</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It says simplify -(-(-2)) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14854 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Z><B>Z(8)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Z><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=14854\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Multiplying by 1 doesn't change anything (it just makes it easier to see what you're doing), so you can rewrite the equation as: -1((-1)(-2)).  You always start with the innermost perenthesis and work outward, so (-1)(-2)=2.  You can substitute that in for the part you just solved and -1(2)=-2 </SPAN>\n" );
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