Plug the -4 into equation
f(-4) = 5(-4) -3
multiply 5•-4= -20
then subtract -20-3
when you have two negatives you add
= -23
f(-4) = 5(-4) -3
multiply 5•-4= -20
then subtract -20-3
when you have two negatives you add
= -23
What is the first step to solve this equation: 3x =44
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. Get everything on one side of the equals sign, set it equal to 0 and factor. When you do this you get (x-3)(x+27). The Zero Product Property rule tells us that either x-3 = 0 or x+27 = 0 and that x = 3 and -27. The only thing in math that will NEVER be negative besides time is distance/length, therefore, x cannot be 27 and has to be 3.