document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=85357>Question 85357</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> evaluate each of the expressions  if a=-2 b=5, c=-4, and d = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4b + 5d - c/a </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #61543 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=61543\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given the expression:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Evaluate the expression if a=-2 b=5, c=-4, and d = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "All you need to do is to substitute the given values for a, b, c, and d into the given<BR>\n" );
document.write( "expression and then simplify it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put -2 in place of a, +5 in place of b, -4 in place of c, and +6 in place of d and the given<BR>\n" );
document.write( "expression becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2A5%29%2B%285%2A6%29-%28%28-4%29%2F%28-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2A5%29%2B%285%2A6%29-%28%28-4%29%2F%28-2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply out the terms in the first two sets of parentheses to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%2B30+-+%28%28-4%29%2F%28-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%2B30+-+%28%28-4%29%2F%28-2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the third term divide -4 by -2 to get +2 and the expression then becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, 20 + 30 - 2 algebraically adds to 50 - 2 which is 48.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer to the given problem is 48.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to see how to solve this problem by substituting numbers in place of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the letter variables. </SPAN>\n" );
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