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The expression is ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=706a264690cb7e38ae1b0434584c2c39.png\")
.
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(Apply distributive property: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=cd0beca22e5f207e7fbb56933606f5c8.png\")
)
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=add87570ebad31510af98f332c59ba28.png\")
(Multiply: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=09a0c7b50c4c2501793fe450052a1cf4.png\")
)
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=dcc9bfc98a71e9b6f6e3904ad90d3400.png\")
(Product of two different signs is negative)
The value of the expression is 18.2.![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
The value of the expression is 18.2.