Question

Simplify 3 - (4x - 5) + 6.

Answer 1

Well, the first thing you want to do is look in your parenthesis and see if there is anything that can be added. Does it look like it? No. Notice the negative symbol in front of the (4x - 5) this is understood to be -1. So we multiply everything in the parenthesis by negative one, and this will successfully remove them.

3 - 4x + 5 + 6

Now we simply add like terms. Can you finish it?

Answer 2

-4x+14?

Answer 3

Given the expression 6000(0.89)8, which number is a factor?