document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254413>Question 254413</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation: 7-[(-6)-2] </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First solve the expression in brackets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-6)-2 = -8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So it is 7-[-8]. Two negatives make a positive, so you add the two numbers like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7-[-8] = 7+8 = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is 15. </SPAN>\n" );
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