document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=124779>Question 124779</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i do this kinda stuff it confuses me\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4d-5-9d+17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First think of these numbers as separate numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then find the like terms and combine them<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4d-9d<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5+17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now subtract and add like u would normally do any problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4d-9d=-5d  (remember if the bigger number is negative the answer is gonna be negative.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5+17=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine both answers <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5d+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-5d <BR>\n" );
document.write( "any one of these two answers will do! </SPAN>\n" );
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