9 x 8 = 72
do what’s in the parentheses first and then just multiply
Answer:
4960?
Step-by-step explanation:
31 times 160 = 4960
You have to multiply whats outside the parenthesis with everything that is inside, so


Multiplication of same bases we sum the exponents



Alternative B.
Lets call x the amount of 18% solution and y the amount of 40% solution, and write as equations the info of the problem:
18x + 40y = 10(20)
x + y = 10
lets multiply the second equation by -18 and add to the first:
18x + 40y = 200
-18x -<span> 18y = -180
</span>----------------------
0 + 22y = 20
y = 20/22 = 10/11
and substitute in the original equation:
x <span>+ y = 10
</span>x = 10 - y
x = 10 - 10/11
x = 110/11 - 10/11
x = 100/11
so they have to use 100/11 liters of 18% solution and 10/11 liters of 40% solution