A rational answer 2 + 2 = 4
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
So we have the expression:

To simplify, simply combine the like terms. Therefore:

Further notes:
To understand why we can combine like terms in the first place, we just need to use the distributive property. So we have the expression:

Now, factor out a y from the three terms:

Do all the operations inside the parenthesis:

And we moved the y back to the front!
This is the same result as before. When combining like terms, this is what we're essentially doing but without doing the distributive property manually. I hope you understand a bit better on how and why we can combine like terms!
Answer:
1..JANE FISH FIRST.
2..BEN WAS LAST.
3..20 MIN AHEAD OF RITA
4..BEN WAS 25 MIN BEHIND ALL AND 5 MIN BEHIND RITA
5..9.45 IS THE AVERAGE TIME OF 3 STUDENTS
Step-by-step explanation:
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The last one would be negative.
Positive times positive = positive
Positive times negative = negative
Negative times negative = positive
So basically, if there is an odd number of negatives, then it'll end up negative, with some exceptions.
So now we know it has to either be the first one or the last one.
The first one is multiplied by 0, so it can't be that one.
So it has to be the last one.