-(-5+4m) Simplify.
Okay so what if the negative is on the outside? does that just mean that its going to be negative?

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-(-5+4m) Simplify. 
Okay so what if the negative is on the outside? does that just mean that its going to be negative?

wolfe8 · Answer

Well it means that everything in the brackets will be negativized(lol) in the end. You might also want to look up distributive properties.

anonymous · Answer

I mean, I know what the distributive property is.. But should I use it? Hahah. Ugh.

wolfe8 · Answer

Well since there's nothing else you can do to it (i.e you can't add -5 to 4m) all you can simplify is the negative sign so yes, you should do it. It's the question hehe

anonymous · Answer

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH.

anonymous · Answer

My sister and I are debating this, IS IT POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.

wolfe8 · Answer

C

wolfe8 · Answer

Can I know why you consider a negative answer?

anonymous · Answer

My sister considered it. She said that it's "Keep, change, flip." which is dumb. But she thinks because you took the reciprocal, that it's suppose to be negative.

wolfe8 · Answer

But you just solve the division... The only flipping you do is on 3/2 because the question can be rewritten as 7/4 X 2/3

anonymous · Answer

Yeah, and then you multiply straight across. xD