document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1197520>Question 1197520</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When I see a question like this:8(6+7) I don't understand. What am I supposed to do? I can understand 8+(6+7) or 8/(6+7) but there is no symbol between the 8 and the (6+7) so I am lost. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #831212 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=831212\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "When two expressions are next to each other with no operator symbol between, the universal convention is that the operation is multiplication.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"xy\" means x times y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(6+7) means 8 times (6+7), which is 8 times 13, which is 104<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );