document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=973719>Question 973719</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I work this problem? -7-20-(-14)? I have done this: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-7-20-(-14)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -7+20+14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 14 +20=34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34-7=27  I get the same answer every time, but the book says the answer is -13 and I don't know why. How is it worked out? What am I doing wrong? Thanks for your help. The book says to subtract change the minus sign to a plus sign and that two minus signs next to each other equal a positive. I think I did that. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7-20-%28-14%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7-20-%28-14%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7%2B20%2B14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7%2B20%2B14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=> here you made mistake...you have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7-20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7-20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means you adding two negative numbers, so recall the rule that says if you adding two negative numbers, you add their absolute value and give the sum negative sign; so,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7-20=-27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7-20=-27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then you have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-27+%2B14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-27+%2B14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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