document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=657003>Question 657003</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">   Would you please help us by showing the steps to get the correct answer to the following problem? The curriculum says the answer is -12, but we are not getting that answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3/4/ + 7 * 0 =\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "negative three times absolute value of four plus seven times zero equals ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We thought that -3 times absolute value of 4 was -12, then add 7 to get 5, then times 0 would be 0, but we were wrong. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-3/4/ + 7 * 0 =\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "negative three times absolute value of four plus seven times zero equals ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We thought that -3 times absolute value of 4 was -12, then add 7 to get 5, then times 0 would be 0, but we were wrong.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use |...| for absolute value (Shift \)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3*|4| + 7*0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7*0 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ABS of 4 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> -3*4 = -12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply first, then add.<BR>\n" );
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