document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253152>Question 253152</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is not acually for this topic, I need help on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing positive and negative numbers. How do I do this?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Example; -23- 73=??? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Think of it as adding two regular numbers but they both have  a minus sign.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am sure you can do 73-23=50 and -23+73=50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "also you can think of it as I owe John  73 cents and I owe Mary 23 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "James owes me 15 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-73-23+15=-93+15=-78\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What you owe is negative (going out)and what they owe you is positive. (coming in)<BR>\n" );
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