document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=256935>Question 256935</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me understand why the -6 is not multiplied with the value in the parentheses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "wrong:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8-2)-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6)-6=-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "right:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8-2)-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-6=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The (-6) in the above expression is indicating a mathematical operation where you subtract 6 from the expression inside the parentheses. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Typically if the intent is multiplication, there would be a parentheses around the (-6) to avoid confusion.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8-2)(-6) or (8-2)*(-6). <BR>\n" );
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