document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1035033>Question 1035033</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to solve 6+(-3)+2+(-7) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Addition of negative number means subtraction of its positive value.  Work from left to right.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "WORK FROM LEFT TO RIGHT!  You have the SUM of integers.  This can also be done graphically using a number line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An alternative is the use Commutative Property for Addition, and move all the positive numbers separately from the negative numbers:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+2+(-3)+(-7).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If done that way,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6+2)+(-3+(-7))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8+(-10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and what do you think THIS is? </SPAN>\n" );
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