no because you are not distributing numbers that multiply with each other and form new expressions
Answer:
It will be "q+5"
Step-by-step explanation:
When you add a number and a letter you just leave them like that. If you would to have a number multiplying a letter like "5q" and something else like "3q" when you add them together you will get "5q+3q=8q" In this case you can add them together because the number is multiplying the letter.
Two -2x and 2x cancel out since there opposites
As well as y
Then your answer should be 0=-1
(a) total profit
=11000*24%+14000*15%
=2640+2100
=$4740
(b) percent profit
=4740/(11000+14000)
= 0.1895
=18.96%