document.write( "Question 80448This question is from textbook Gateways to Algebra and Geometry
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Rule #1: (-)(-)=(+) or (+)(+)=(+) [if the signs are the same, the answer is positive. the same rule applies for division]
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\n" ); document.write( "Rule #2: (-)(+)=(-) or (+)(-)=(-) [if the signs are different, the answer is negative. the same rule applies for division] \n" ); document.write( "

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