C = 10m + 30, where C is total cost and m is # of months
C = 10(5) + 30
C = 50 + 30
C = $80
$160 = 10m + 30
160 - 30 = 10m
130/10 = m
m = 13 months
Hope that helps
When simplified, it should be 13/14
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Realize what (-5)^3 means
(-5)(-5)(-5)
25(-5)
-125
meanwhile
(-9)^2 is
(-9)(-9)
81
Basically a negative times a negative is always positive, but when a negative number is cubed (or raised to any odd exponent for that matter) the product will be negative.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
They are equal. When the negative sign is inside the box the absolute value is positive, when the negative sign is outside the box THEN it is negative.