document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=7644>Question 7644</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have tryed and tryed and I cant get it! Its -40-52=?<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 #4216 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=4216\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You probably need to review operations with signed numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-40 - 52\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember the rule: \"To subtract an integer, you add its additive inverse.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, -40 - 52 = -40 + (-52)  Adding integers with the same sign (here, they're both negative) just add their absolute values and the answer gets the same sign as the integers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-40 - 52 = -40 + (-52) = -92 </SPAN>\n" );
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