You do add the two negatives and get a negative answer but -3 + -5 = -8
A term is a number or variable in a math sentence (such as an expression or equation).
Example:
a + 2b + c + 5
5 is a constant; a,b, c are all variables.
Let x=the first number
Then x+7=second number
And 4(x+7)+2=third number (2 more than 4 times the second)
Now we are told that:
x+(x+7)+(4(x+7)+2)=85 get rid of parentheses
x+x+7+4x+28+2=85 simplify
6x+37=85 subtract 37 from each side
6x+37-37=85-37
6x=48
x=8---first number
x+7=8+7=15 second number
4(x+7)+2=4*15+2=62 third number
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8+15+62=85
85=85
Answer:
80
Step-by-step explanation:
first, put in (5x-4) for the x in g(x).
g(f(x))=(5x-4)^2 -1
now, FOIL and simplify.
25x^2-40x+16-1
25x^2-40x+15
now, plug in -1 for x.
25(-1)^2-40(-1)+15
25+40+15
80
