document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=14884>Question 14884</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please explain how to get the answers to the following problems\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-(-4)+10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-12+[-(-5)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am having problems working these type problems.Please explain them to me. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You need to remember any number in parenthesis has a one outside of it, even though in algebra they never write a 1, you need to remember there is. So when you have;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(-4) it actually is;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1(-4) and when you multiply 2 negative numbers, what do you get?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A positive, so it would make that -(-4)= 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the problem actually is;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4+10=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Same with the other problem;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[-(-5)] = [-1(-5)]= 2 negatives multiplied together= positive,so the answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[-1(-5)]=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12+5=-7;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also keep in mind the rules:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-*-=+<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+*+=+<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When you multiply the same signs answer is positive.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-*+=-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When you multiply different signs, answer is negative.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "With adding; <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(+)+(+)=+<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-)+(-)=-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "With subtracting;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the signs are different, subtract the numbers and KEEP THE SIGN OF THE LARGER NUMBER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ex.;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12+5= subtract the numbers= 7, and you keep the sign of the larger number,which is -12, so the answer would be -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I really hope this clears things up a little. I know negatives and positives get really confusing, but it is SO impoortant to get those!<BR>\n" );
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