Answer:
-1/9 (x+27)
Step-by-step explanation:
Divide the whole expression by -1/9.
-1/9x becomes x
-3 becomes + 27
Not sure what you're asking. are you wanting to solve 5 ( a - b), where b equals those two things listed below? If that's the case, I can definitely help. If not, please clarify.
Let's say that the value invested in the account with a rate of 8% is "x", then the amount invested in the account with a rate of 12% is:

To calculate the total interest we need to calculate the interest of each individual account and sum them:

The total interest is the sum of the two expressions above:

The value invested in the account with 8% interest is 830, the one invested in the account with 12% interest is 1280.