document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=528973>Question 528973</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Need help\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify for expression 8 - 8n -10n </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #349810 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=boilpoil><B>boilpoil(127)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=boilpoil><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=boilpoil><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=349810\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a small questions within the directed numbers:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8-8n-10n: we will ignore the 8 for now since it is already seperated<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8n-10n: these are all negative numbers(or unknowns), I need you to remember these:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "+,+=+<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+,-=-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-,+=-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-,-=+\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or you could just remember same symbols are positive, different symbols are negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And calculations on addition and subtraction:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the numbers' following symbols are the same, they adds and will copy down the symbol:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E.g. -1-1=-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the numbers' following symbols are different, they subtracts and will copy down the symbol of the larger number (if they are same the answer will always be 0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "E.g 1)-8+10=+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    2)-7+7=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "According to these:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " -8n-10n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-18n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 8-8n-10n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=8-18n </SPAN>\n" );
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