document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=59106>Question 59106</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am running into a problem when I try to figure out this answer.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the rule for multiplying negative and positive numbers?  If you have <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 x -2, is the answer negative 6?  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the problem I have to answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x-3)-3(x+5)=3(x-2)-7 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #40533 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rcmcc><B>rcmcc(152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rcmcc><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=rcmcc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=40533\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> no, when multiplying negatives with a positive the answer is always negative, when multiplying two negatives, the answer is positive.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to solve this question we must expand the terms into the brackets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we can combine these terms<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add x to both sides,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 13 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8=4X ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8=4X\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide out 4 to isolate x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "good luck </SPAN>\n" );
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