\"\"

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The expression is \"\".

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\"\"                         (Rewrite 396 as \"\")

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\"\"            (Apply distributive property: \"\")

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\"\"                    (Multiply: \"\")

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\"\"                          (Product of two same signs is positive) \ \

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\"\"                                  (Add: \"\")

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The value of the expression is \"\".\"\"

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The value of the expression is \"\".