document.write( "Question 505030: Please help me with this algebra problem. Thank you in advance.
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document.write( "I have no idea how to do this one.\r
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document.write( "-3(-9) - |-5 - 3| \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #339762 by Edwin McCravy(20055)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "-3(-9) - |-5 - 3|\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Do the -5 - 3 first, get -8, so replace the -5 - 3 by -8:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "-3(-9) - |-8|\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "get |-8| next which is 8, so replace the |-8| by 8\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "-3(-9) - 8\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "get -3(-9), which is 27, so replace the -3(-9) by 27\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "27 - 8\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "19\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |