document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=8111>Question 8111</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please explain how to solve this and similar problems\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3 + (-2) - (-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I come up with -8 but the book shows -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kiera </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #4463 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CharStar><B>CharStar(110)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CharStar><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=4463\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is easy to get the wrong number.  Your mistake is that you did not change the sign.  A minus or negative before a parenthesis gets changed to a the opposite sign.  Anything in the parenthesis get changed to the opposite sign. So your question would look like this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3+(-2)+(+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5+(+3)=-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope that helps you.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CharStar </SPAN>\n" );
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