Question

How do you solve this problem: 5(x3)-(-20)

Answer 1

First step: multiply the 5(x3) and it will give you x15 or most commonly written as 15x. you should now have 15x-(-20).

Second step: since you cannot subtract -20 from 15x because it has a variable, the final answer is just 15x-(-20), or 15x+20.