document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=505030>Question 505030</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this algebra problem. Thank you in advance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have no idea how to do this one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3(-9) - |-5 - 3| </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #339760 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=339760\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -3(-9) means -3 times -9 = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a minus times a minus is positive<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|-5-3| = |-8| = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "absolute value of a negative number is positive </SPAN>\n" );
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