Question

PLEASE HELP = simplify 3/4(-10+2/5)

Answer 1

There are many ways to do this depending on the property you have to use:

If you use the distributive property, you need to distribute 3/4 to -10 and 2/5. Distribute means you will multiply it so your resulting equation will be this:

$\frac{-30}{4} - \frac{6}{20}$

Before you can add, you need to first make them like terms because you cannot add unlike fractions. Get the LCD and form your new equation:

$\frac{-150+6}{20}$

Now you can just add them together to get:
$\frac{-144}{20}$

and then simplify your fraction:
$\frac{-36}{5}$ or - $\frac{36}{5}$ 

The whole fraction becomes negative because when you divide integers and of them is negative, the final answer will be negative.