SOLUTION: The teacher gave a worksheet that had several problems on it but two that we(myself,aunt,uncle & mom) can not figure out-we all spent quite a bit of time on it. The instructions s

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Question 234918: The teacher gave a worksheet that had several problems on it but two that we(myself,aunt,uncle & mom) can not figure out-we all spent quite a bit of time on it. The instructions said to add parentheses to make this statement true.
problem #1 -8+3-2+7 = -16
problem #2 -8+3-2+7 = -2
We are studying Linear Equations-Order of Operations & the Distributive Property.
I asked the teacher for the answers and he said he did not know the answers (i think he has aides correct our papers).
thank you for any help you can give us.

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Try this!
#1) highlight%28-%28%288%2B3%29-2%2B7%29%29+=+-%2811-2%2B7%29=-%289%2B7%29+=+-16
#2) highlight%28-%28%288%2B3%29-%282%2B7%29%29%29+=+-%2811-9%29=-2