document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=852428>Question 852428</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please explain to me how to solve the following problem i don't understand how the answer is 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1-(2-(3-(4-5)+6)+7)+8=\r<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 #513341 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=513341\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Do the operations inside grouping symbols first.  Your example has a few nested expressions in parentheses.  Go as far inside as possible, compute, and work outward.  This means, you start with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4-5=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4-5=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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