First, you multiply 2/5 by -5 to get -2. Then, you multiply -2 by -2/3 (-4/6's simplified form) to get 1 1/3 as your answer.
The least common denominator is 5y, and can be obtained by multiplying
-1/y by 5/5 to get -5/5y.
If we add the numbers using the least common denominator, we get:
-5/5y + 2/5y = -3/5y
Do you have the answer choices?
Answer:

In 2025,the number of students at the villages high school=1159
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given that in 2018
Number of students at the villages high school=975
Increasing rate,r=2.5%=0.025
We have to write and use of exponential growth function to project the populating in 2025.

According to question
Number of students at the villages high School is given by

Substitute the values

t=7
Substitute the value
Then, the number of students at the villages high school in 2025

Yes you have a good example.
x = number of cookies
2*x = total amount spent on cookies at $2 each
2x-3 = amount you pay after the $3 discount is applied one time for the entire order
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a more numeric example may be this
Lets say you bought 12 cookies, so x = 12
This means it costs 2*x = 2*12 = 24 dollars total if the discount doesnt apply
However, the 3 dollar discount is there, so the grand total is 24-3 = 21 dollars.