document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974406>Question 974406</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you do the equation adding without a number line 24+3.1(-44)+(-8.2)+63  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24%2B3.1%28-44%29%2B%28-8.2%29%2B63 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24%2B3.1%28-44%29%2B%28-8.2%29%2B63\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....first multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3.1%28-44%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3.1%28-44%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > get rid of  the parentheses (use the Distributive Property: multiply the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3.1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3.1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > onto everything inside the parentheses, in your case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-44%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-44%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=87-144.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"87-144.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-57.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-57.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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