document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=685837>Question 685837</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a and b are negative integers, determine whether each of the following is positive or negative:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)-a(a+b) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)(b-a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) (a+b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) -a/b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you so much!  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #424603 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=424603\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is less confusing, I think if I just replace<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a and b with negative numbers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-a(a+b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(-3)*( -3-5 )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*(-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-24 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "negative<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b-a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "( -5-(-3) )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5 + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "( the only reason this is negative, is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "because I picked b to be more negative than a )<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a+b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "( -3 -5 )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "negative<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -a/b <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(-3) / (-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/(-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(3/5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "negative<BR>\n" );
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