document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=112947>Question 112947</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -x+8+7x-(-1) if x=-10 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #82272 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=82272\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x%2B8%2B7x-%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x%2B8%2B7x-%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%28-10%29%2B8%2B7%28-10%29-%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%28-10%29%2B8%2B7%28-10%29-%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in x=-10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2B8%2B7%28-10%29%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2B8%2B7%28-10%29%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Negate the negatives. In other words, rewrite -(-10) as +10 and -(-1) as +1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2B8-70%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2B8-70%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-51 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-51\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x%2B8%2B7x-%28-1%29=-51 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x%2B8%2B7x-%28-1%29=-51\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > when x=-10 </SPAN>\n" );
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