Let’s condense the original expression and see if that’s one of the answers
-1/2(-3/2 x + 6x + 1) - 3x
First we distribute the -1/2
((-1/2)(-3/2 x) + (-1/2)(6x) + (-1/2)(1)) -3x
3/4x - 3x - 1/2 -3x
Combine like terms
(3/4 x - 3x - 3x) -1/2
-21/4 x - 1/2
We could make this a mixed number
-5 1/4 x - 1/2
(Mixed number: 5 times 4 plus one gets the numerator)
So the answer is D
<span>Your Answer: D
Why....
You can make equations out of the information
Let L be Lin, G be Greg, and F be Fran
L = 4 + G ---"Lin sold 4 more shirts than Greg"
F = 3L ---"Fran sold 3 times as many shirts as Lin"
F + G + L = 51 ---"In total the three sold 51 shirts"
Use F + G + L = 51
Substitute the equations in for F and L (because you need to know the G) like this....
(3L) + G + (4+G) = 51
You still have a variable besides G in there... you can use the L= 4+G and substitute again so that there are only G's
( 3(4+G) ) + G + (4+G) = 51 ---- SIMPLIFY :D
( 12 + 3G ) + G + 4 + G = 51
12 + 3G + G + 4 + G = 51 ---Combine like terms
16 + 5G = 51 </span>
Is these 41/2,2/3,1/4,1/2,21/3 The first thing, calculate m.c.m of these denominator
2=2
3=3
4=2.2
12
246/12,8/12,3/12,3/12,6/12,84/12, In order is like this
246/12,84/12,8/12,6/12,3/12
41/2>21/3>2/3>1/2>1/4 0r
1/4<1/2<2/3<21/3<41/2
