Question

What is the value of -l-9+xl-24 when x=-5?

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 2

Replace x with -5. Then evaluate

Answer 3

\[\Large -|-9+\color{red}{x}|-24\]

\[\Large -|-9+(\color{red}{-5})|-24\]

now evaluate

Answer 4

The answer would be positive right?

Answer 5

break it into smaller pieces

what is -9 + (-5) equal to?

Answer 6

-4?

Answer 7

nope

Answer 8

-9 + (-5) = (9 dollars in debt) + (5 dollars in debt) = ??

Answer 9

or

start at -9 and move 5 spots to the left on a number line

Answer 10

-14?

Answer 11

yep

Answer 12

so we now have `-|-14| - 24`

Answer 13

-38

Answer 14

yep that's the final answer