document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=198296>Question 198296</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify. Assume that no denominator is zero. Each variable represents a real number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 * 58 - 7 * 58 - (-58) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #148742 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=148742\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5 * 58 - 7 * 58 - (-58) ... Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "290 - 406 - (-58) ... Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "290 - 406 + 58 ... Rewrite - (-58) as + 58\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-58 ... Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 5 * 58 - 7 * 58 - (-58) = -58 </SPAN>\n" );
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