document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=487594>Question 487594</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a. (9-5)-(6-8)=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.  Which expression has the smallest value (-4), (-8), (7) or (16)? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #333212 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=333212\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a. Do the operations in parentheses first...e.g. 9-5 = 4, 6-8 = -2. Then (9-5)-(6-8) = 4-(-2) = 4+2 = 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. -8 is the smallest of the four numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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