-4 (5y + 5) = -120
multiply the bracket by -4
(-4)(5y)=-20y
(-4)(5)=-20
-20y-20=-120
move -20 to +20
-20y-20+20=-120+20
-20y=-120+20
-20y=-100
divide both sides by -20 to get y by itself
-20y/-20=-100/-20
Answer: y=5
D.the number of times the drug has removed a certain percentage of fluid from the patient's lungs
Polynomials are linear combinations of positive integer powers. For example,
is a polynomial, but
is not.
(In case you're unfamiliar with the term, a linear combination of two quantities is the sum of scaled versions of those quantities, e.g. a general linear combination of 
and 
is 
, where 
are any numbers.)
is not a polynomial; the offending term is 
, or 
.
Answer:
1) 5.44, 2) 3.9
Step-by-step explanation:
1) a/b + 2b - a^2 when a = 1.4 and b = 0.2
plug in the values:
1.4/0.2 + 2(0.2) - (1.4)^2 = 7 + 0.4 - 1.96 = 5.44
2) a[b-2c]^3 - d/e when a = 2, b = -0.75, c = -1, d = 0, e = -12 5/7 (rewritten to -89/7 = 12.71)
again, plug in the values:
2[-0.75-2(-1)]^3 - 0/12.71 = 2[1.25]^3 - 0 = 2[1.95] = 3.9
