If you have two negatives they cancel each other out and make a positive. The same if you have to positives the product will be positive. If you have a negative and a positive you multiply the numbers and bring down the negative. Same if you have a positive and a negative. Only two negatives cancel each other out, same with positives. For example -4(-5)(-1) you would use order of operations, 4 and the 5 cancel each other out and you multiply 20 by -1 which is -20 since you bring down the negative.
Answer:
x = 40
Step-by-step explanation:
Adding 23 to both sides gives us:
x - 23 + 23 = 17 + 23
x = 40
Answer:
k = 1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
-4k-2(k)-2(-3)=-6k+8
-4k-2k+6=-6k+8
-2k+6=-6k+8
4k+6=8
4k=2
4k/4= 2/4
k=1/2
