Answer: You can see it does matter in what order you solve the equation. ... Just like when you are solving equations with whole numbers, solving equations with fractions has the same order of operations. The order of operations is the order in which you solve the problem. If numbers are in parentheses, you do them first.
50 inches because 15 x 2 = 30 for the rectangle then 5 x 4 = 20 for the square. 30 + 20 = 50 for the entire figure
hope it makes sense
So,
Here we have the following algebraic expression:
The first term of this expression is -5x.
This term is clearly a variable term. The variable is x and its coefficient is -5.