SOLUTION: -(-6m-2K-8) I don't understand what to do when there is only a negative sign at the beginning of the problem with no number next to it. Thanks.

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Question 84933: -(-6m-2K-8) I don't understand what to do when there is only a negative sign at the beginning of the problem with no number next to it. Thanks.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify:
-%28-6m-2K-8%29
When a negative sign appears in front of an expression in parentheses, it's like putting a -1 in front, so you multiply, using the distributive property, all the terms inside the parenthese by -1. This means, of course, that you change the sign of every term, so you get:
6m%2B2K%2B8