document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=992975>Question 992975</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I do not understand how this problem becomes a negative after changing the -24 to a positive:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = -24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b/29) = -24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 29 to get::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 29*(-24)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = -696<BR>\n" );
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