document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=647804>Question 647804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -5+27+-60+2= I dont understand how to solve this<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 #406384 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Algebraic><B>Algebraic(50)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Algebraic><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=Algebraic><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=406384\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All you need to do is combine all the terms to get a single number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm assuming you're having trouble with the negatives.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1: Combine terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-5%29%2B27%2B%28-60%29%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-5%29%2B27%2B%28-60%29%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28-5%29+-+%2860%29+%2B+%2827%29+%2B+%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28-5%29+-+%2860%29+%2B+%2827%29+%2B+%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2: Combine terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28-5%29+-+%2860%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28-5%29+-+%2860%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > really is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-5%29+%2B+%28-60%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-5%29+%2B+%28-60%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and since they're both negative, it adds up to give you a negative <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-65%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-65%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3: Combine terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28-65%29+%2B+%2827%29+%2B+%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28-65%29+%2B+%2827%29+%2B+%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine the positive terms together so that it'll be easier.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It becomes: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28-65%29+%2B+%2829%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28-65%29+%2B+%2829%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the negative has a larger number attached to it than the positive number, our new sum is going to be a negative number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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