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OpenStudy (anonymous):

-9a-1+15+3a

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ar are u calculator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-6a+14

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I manage :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Are you doing any of the questions on your own? :P

OpenStudy (anonymous):

um no i dont get it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

combine like terms. if \[a=100\] then \[-9a+3a\] would be \[-900+300=-600\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

as it is a is just a, so you get \[-9a+3a=-6a\] since \[-9+3=-6\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ur just like my teacher u speak rocket science

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and of course \[-1+15=14\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not rocket science. $300 - $900 = -$600 yes?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and 3 apples minus 9 apples is -6 apples.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

likewise \[3a - 9a = -6a\] with the understanding that \[3a\] means \[3\times a\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

are u a teacher

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