document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=92434>Question 92434</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Evaluate the expression, given x = -2, y = 3, and a = -4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17).   -7x + 5y - 9a </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in each variable:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7(-2) + 5(3) - 9(-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then simplify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14 + 15 + 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65 </SPAN>\n" );
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