The answer to your question is 5
11 - (-5) = 16. Hope that helped!
What must be true is the expression will actually be adding 10 + (+ x), because of the two marks you have to make when subtracting by a negative.
The subtraction sign is also the negative sign. So in this case, the expression is also saying -x, which means there is two negative signs.
A double negative is a positive, so in this case the x will be turned to a positive integer.
If this is still too confusing, she can plug in a number to replace x. Let’s try it with -2:
Ex. 10 - (-2)= 12.
The two negative signs turn into one positive sign, AKA an addition sign. So, the above expression can be simplified as 10 + 2, or 12.
Answer: The 18th term is 295.
Step-by-step explanation: By using the arithmetic sequence formula:
a(n): nth term
a(1): first term
n: term position
d: common/constant difference
a(n) = a(1) + (n - 1)d
You should get an equation of a(n) = 6+(18 - 1)17. By following the order of operations, you should receive an 18th term of 295.
