Expand and distribute

−5(−3−11g)

To expand and distribute -5(-3-11g), we can apply the distributive property.

First, let's distribute -5 to -3 on the inside of the parentheses:
-5 * -3 = 15

Next, let's distribute -5 to 11g on the inside of the parentheses:
-5 * 11g = -55g

Therefore, -5(-3-11g) expands and distributes to 15 + 55g.

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Apologies for the mistake. Let's try again:

To expand and distribute -5(-3-11g), we can apply the distributive property.

First, let's distribute -5 to -3:
-5 * -3 = 15

Next, let's distribute -5 to -11g:
-5 * -11g = 55g

Therefore, -5(-3-11g) expands and distributes to 15 + 55g.

is it backwards

You're right. I apologize for the confusion. The correct expansion and distribution of -5(-3-11g) is:

-5(-3-11g) = -5 * -3 + (-5 * -11g) = 15 + 55g

Simplify by combining like terms.

2/8x + 3/10y − 5/8x + 4/10y

To simplify by combining like terms, we group the similar terms together:

(2/8x - 5/8x) + (3/10y + 4/10y)

To combine the x terms, we need a common denominator of 8. So let's multiply the fractions accordingly:

((2 * 1)/(8 * 1) - (5 * 1)/(8 * 1)) + (3/10y + 4/10y)

(2/8x - 5/8x) becomes (2 - 5)/(8) = -3/8x

The y terms already have a common denominator of 10:

(3/10y + 4/10y) = (3 + 4)/(10) = 7/10y

Therefore, after combining like terms, 2/8x + 3/10y - 5/8x + 4/10y simplifies to:

-3/8x + 7/10y

Evaluate when a = 9, b = 6.

a−b/3

To evaluate a - b/3 when a = 9 and b = 6, we substitute these values into the expression:

a - b/3 = 9 - 6/3

First, divide 6 by 3:
6/3 = 2

Now substitute the values:
9 - 2 = 7

Therefore, when a = 9 and b = 6, the expression a - b/3 evaluates to 7.

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