We can use the distributive property for this:
-5(3 - 6) = -45
-15 + 30 = -45
15 = -45.
Soooo that's like the farthest you can simplify... and both sides aren't equal...sooo yeah.
so we know that each m&m weighs about 2g.
the next line says to write a direct variation equation.
(definition: mathematical relationship between two variables that can be expressed by an equation in which one variable is equal to a constant times the other)
we then make the equation ( w=xm), then we use that equation to figure out the next line, which is to find the amount of m&ms that would fit in a bag of 1000.
(my head cant really process part a cause of a recent headache, so sorry if its wrong)
the answer to part b would be 500, which you can provide evidence based off of your part a equation.
The answer is -1.5+(-2.75)=-4.25. This equation is the same as the result of -1.5 -2.75.
The answer for this is 10
