document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=37510>Question 37510</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -2-4+7+3(-4)+17 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23116 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23116\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We need to apply the order of operations, PEMDAS, when doing problems such as this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2 - 4 + 7 + 3(-4) + 17 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus multiplying comes before adding and subtracting, and we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2 - 4 + 7 - 12 + 17 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we add and subtract left to right as we find them...yielding<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 as our answer </SPAN>\n" );
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