You multiply what’s on top of that
For this case we must simplify the following expression:

So, if we apply distributive property to the terms within parentheses we have:

We simplify taking into account that:
- Equal signs are added and the same sign is placed.
- Different signs are subtracted and the major sign is placed.

Answer:

9 because if you change 1 and 4/5 to an improper fraction and you’ll get 9/5. If you multiply 1/5 by 9 you’ll get 9/5.
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