document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=116297>Question 116297</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-11)(-5) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #84582 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=84582\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The algebraic rule is that if you multiply two numbers together and they both have the same sign,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the answer is positive.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you multiply two numbers together and they have different signs (one number is positive and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the other is negative) the answer is negative.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this problem, both numbers have the same sign ... both are negative. Therefore, the answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "must be positive. Multiply the 5 times the ll and get 55 and make it a positive answer or +55.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand algebraic multiplication a little better.<BR>\n" );
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