document.write( "Question 132822: Subtract the following
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document.write( "-6-(-4)\r
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document.write( "Would this be -10? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #97058 by nycsharkman(136)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Subtract the following \n" ); document.write( "-6-(-4)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Would this be -10?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "No, it would not.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Why?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Did you know that there is an invisible -1 in front of the parentheses?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Knowing this fact, we can do the following calculation:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-6 -1 times -4\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-6 + 4 = -2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Did you follow?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |