SOLUTION: How do you do the equation adding without a number line 24+3.1(-44)+(-8.2)+63

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Question 974406: How do you do the equation adding without a number line 24+3.1(-44)+(-8.2)+63
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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24%2B3.1%28-44%29%2B%28-8.2%29%2B63....first multiply 3.1%28-44%29 get rid of the parentheses (use the Distributive Property: multiply the 3.1 onto everything inside the parentheses, in your case %28-44%29)
24-136.4-8.2%2B63
87-144.6
-57.6