Question

y=-(2/3)(30)+30

Answer 1

whats 30 divided by 3

Answer 2

10, i know the answer i just cant seem to get the steps right

Answer 3

whats 2*10
then whats 20 * -1
then whats -20 +30

those are the steps

Answer 4

dont you move over the 30 first so its -30=-(2/3)(30)

Answer 5

the steps come from this wonderful pneumonic
PEMDAS- parenthesis- exponent-multiplication-division-addition- subtraction
or
BOMDAS-brackets- orders- multi ...

Answer 6

it really doesnt matter, its called the communative property of multiplication

basically you can multiply in any order you'd like
say if we had a, b, and c and we multiply them together
a*b*c=a*c*b=b*a*c=b*c*a=...

Answer 7

ok so it -2/3(30) first

Answer 8

division is essentially the same thing as multiplication
and addition is essentially the same thing as subtraction
ex. dividing by 5 is equal to multiplying by 1/5
ex. subtracting by 3 is equal to adding by -3

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

so since -(2/3)(30)=20 you get -30=-20 then -30 plus 20 is -10 what about the negative sign

Answer 11

it just stays there, why would you need to do anything about the negative sign?

Answer 12

eevermind, its -20 plus 30

Answer 13

thank you!