Answer:2(xy-7)= -20
Step-by-step explanation:
Plug in -1 for x and 3 for 3, as the question says that x and y represent those values.
2(xy-7) = ?
2((-1)(3) - 7) = ?
2(-3-7)=?
2(-10)
-20
2(xy - 7) = -20
Answer:
2 4/25
Step-by-step explanation:
First, I made the decimal into 2 16/100. Then, keep simplifying the 16/100 until it is fully simplified.
15. 
Step 1: Distribute the subtraction sign to all the numbers in the second set of parentheses...


Step 2: Combine like terms (
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Step 3: Combine like terms (
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Step 4: Combine like terms (normal numbers go with normal numbers)

1 + 2
3

You were correct!
16. 
I don't really know how to explain this one but I got: (7m-6n)(7m-6n)
The cost of the premium - $16,000 (40 x $400)
The cost of coverage - $150,000
The cost of the coverage is more
Answer:
1) x = 4
2) a square root cannot be equal to a negative value
Step-by-step explanation:
1) add 1 to each side
2) square each side
(√2x + 1)² = 3²
2x + 1 = 9
2x = 8
x = 4
2) subtract 4 from each side
√2x + 1 ≠ -5