Question

help plzz

Answer 1

@ganeshie8 hey havent been here in a while can you help

Answer 2

@phi

Answer 3

any idea what they mean by "cube" -5 ?

Answer 4

-5^3 i think

Answer 5

yes, but I would write it (-5)^3 just to make sure we know we want -5* -5 * -5
(and not - 5*5*5 which gives the right answer, but sometimes it won't)

Answer 6

subtract that expression from -8

to do that, I pick a simpler problem
subtract 1 from 3
can you do that ?

Answer 7

2

Answer 8

yes, but how did you get 2 ?

Answer 9

ohh is it -2

Answer 10

you did it correctly the first time. but I want you to write down how you found 2
for the answer to
subtract 1 from 3

Answer 11

take away 1 from 3 ?
how do you do that ?

Answer 12

yu subtract

Answer 13

yes, but write down how to do it
take away 1 from 3

Answer 14

subtract 1 from 3 or take away 1 from 3 means do 3-1

Answer 15

the point is to get clear what they mean by
subtract that expression from -8

that means
-8 - expression
where expression is (-5)^3
-8 - (-5)^3

Answer 16

117

Answer 17

-8 - (-5*-5*-5)

-5*-5 is 25. 25*-5= -125
-8 - -125 = -8 + 125 = 117
yes