The answer to 17s-10+3(2s+1) is 23s-7
35 because multiplying 5 and 7 will equal 35, therefore 35/5=7.
first you need to find the least common denominator which in this case it is 40. since 5 and 8 both go into 40.
5/8 = 25/40
3/5 = 24/40
25/40 - 24/40 =1/40
does this make sense to you?
Because, that's just how math works.
Associative property is a+(b+c)=(a+b)+c
step1 is commutative property of addition
2nd step is associative property of addition
3rd step is distributive property
4th step is mutliplication or associative property of multiplication