document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=239782>Question 239782</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "three less than a product of two numbers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one day the temperature dropped from -5 degrees f to -20 degrees f.  how many degrees did it drop? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Your statement would be: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3-xy ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3-xy\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one day the temperature dropped from -5 degrees f to -20 degrees f.  how many degrees did it drop?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this case we take the final temperature and deduct the initial temperature.  Be careful with the negative signs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equation would be like this: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Final - Initial = temperature change<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-20) - (-5) = ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-20 + 5 = -15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The temperature dropped by 15 degrees. </SPAN>\n" );
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