document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=17271>Question 17271</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve the problem 3-(-1). Please respond as soon as possible. Thank you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sophia W. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #8328 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=plourde216><B>plourde216(7)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=plourde216><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=8328\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The easiest way to complete a problem using a minus sign and a negative is keep-switch-change.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3-(-1)  keep the 3 the way it is, switch the minus sign to a plus, change the negative to a positive<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3+(+1)=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can use the keep-switch-change method in a number of problems but this is where I see it used most often<BR>\n" );
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