Use the order of operations to simplify the following algebraic expression.

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anonymous · Answer

@rational help me please????

hugsnotughs · Answer

Okay, so you know the order of operations, correct?

anonymous · Answer

yes!

anonymous · Answer

PEMDAS

hugsnotughs · Answer

Okay, well what this needs first is to combine like terms. So combine the ones that are being multiplied by x (6x, -15x, and 4x)

black_ninja123 · Answer

If you use PEMDAS it will be really easy to get the answer

hugsnotughs · Answer

I THINK combining the like terms is first...let me check if I'm correct

anonymous · Answer

what is the value of X?

hugsnotughs · Answer

X is a number you don't know. It's literally a number. But you don't know the value.

anonymous · Answer

so how do we find it, thats the only trouble I'm having.

hugsnotughs · Answer

Okay, I'm sorry. Don't combine the like term first. Use PEMDAS.

So theres no grouping symbols, or exponents. So the next thing to do is division (-15x / 3, which equals -5x) Do you see what I did there?

$$6x-15x \div3+4x \times 2$$$$6x-5x+4x \times 2$$

hugsnotughs · Answer

What do you think is next?

anonymous · Answer

1x+8x=?

anonymous · Answer

9x!!!

anonymous · Answer

i see...u don't need to know x!!

hugsnotughs · Answer

1x+8x = 9x

Also remember 1x = x (because one times a number is that number. :))

hugsnotughs · Answer

Yes, you don't need to know x for equations like this. :) Great job. :D