document.write( "Question 710678: How to solve: 7-(-13)-(-4)+(-9)+2 \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"7-%28-13%29-%28-4%29%2B%28-9%29%2B2\"$ .....recall, subtracting a negative number is the same as adding a positive; so, $\"7-%28-13%29=7%2B13\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"7%2B13-%28-4%29%2B%28-9%29%2B2\"$ .... $\"minus%2Aminus=plus\"$ ; so, $\"-%28-4%29\"$ is actually $\"-1%2A%28-4%29\"$ and it is $\"1%2A4=4\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"7%2B13%2B4%2B%28-9%29%2B2\"$ .... $\"minus%2Aplus=minus\"$ ; so, $\"%2B%28-9%29\"$ is actually $\"%2B1%2A%28-9%29\"$ and it is $\"-9\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"7%2B13%2B4-9%2B2\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"26-9\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"17\"$ \r
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