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Algebra.Com's Answer #692996 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"+-2+-%28-4%29+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "You can think of this part:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-%28-4%29+\"$ as $\"+-1%2A%28-4%29+\"$ , which, by the rule, is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-1%2A%28-4%29+=+4+\"$ , so now you have:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-2+%2B+4+=+2+\"$
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