Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
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<span>2x - 3y - z
Substitute the variables for the numbers provided for them
</span><span>2(-2) - 3(3) - (-2)
Multiply 2 by -2
-4 - 3(3) - (-2)
Multiply -3 by 3
-4 - 9 - (-2)
Subtract 9 from -4
-13 - (-2)
Convert Subtract -2 from -13. It would be the same as adding 2 to -13.
Final Answer: -11</span>
This is a working backwards problem. You know he has $35 at the end. Before he gave his brother $5, he would have $40, which is half of what he had before he bought the clothes, so he would have had $80. Before he spent the $40 on shoes, he would have had $120, so the answer is $120.
