Hi there!
mistake= step 2..
If you can see, the equation is the opposite so this means that to find the answer, your gonna have to add first.. instead of subtracting..
<em><u>1.Add the terms:</u></em>
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<em><u>2.Simplifly the terms:</u></em>
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<em><u>3.Subtract the terms:</u></em>
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Therefore, the mistake was step 2...
Answer:
$25
Step-by-step explanation:
-James and two cousins (that's 3 people)
3x=30+(15x3)
x being the amount of money they had each
<u>3x</u>=<u>75</u>
3 3 (we divide by three to find the amount of money each person had)
x=25 (each person had 25 dollars)
CHECK:
3<em>x25</em>=30+(15x3)
75=75
<u><em>true</em></u>
FINAL ANSWER:
James and his two cousins each received 25 dollars.
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9 is the answer negatives cancel out creating positve
In this question the answer is C
hope this helped
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
We want to simplify:

To simplify this, we need to write the negative index as positive.
So we use the property,

When we apply this property, we get:

Therefore the fourth option is correct.