Answer:
-8, 0, and -12
Step-by-step explanation:
Using -7 would get you 8. Using -5 would get you 4
Answer:
-9/20
Step-by-step explanation:
For the first two terms, all you have to do is multiply the numerators and the denominators, and cancel out the negative, but because there is a -1 after that, the negative sign comes back, although the -1 doesn't really change the number.
Answer:
x=2.5
Step-by-step explanation:
Solve for x in this systems of equations, we already have two values which equal y so half the work is finished for us.
Starting with the equation:

Add x to both sides to remove the negative x on the right side of the equation:

Subtract 12 from both sides to remove the 12 on the left side of the equation:

Divide both sides by 2 to cancel out the x coefficient

Answer:
For every 1 cup of rice, 2.5 cups of water are required.
Step-by-step explanation:
We can solve this by examining the table closely. We see that the difference of water cups required for 2 and 3 rice cups is 2.5. This stays true for 5 cups of rice. where the difference from the required water for 3 cups of rice is 5.