He didn’t follow PEMDAS which is the an acronym for the order of operations. according to pemdas the first step is parenthesis (which is the p in pemdas) there fore the first step is to add the 1 and the 2
then since there are no exponents you multiply so you multiple 5(3) which is 15
then you can add all the number left to right
so 15+2+3= 20
so the answer is 20
hope this helped
let me know if you have any questions
You can just simplify to make an equivalent equation:
(2)(3x + 8) = 5 ⇒ 6x + 16 = 5
Answer:

Hope it helped,
BioTeacher101
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The total number of packages completed was 41 and with 60 moustraps per package so 41 x 60 = 2460. Of these, 52 traps were from the previous shift and 34 were rejects so 2460-52-34 = 2374 produced + 24 in the last unsealed package = 2374 +24 = 2398.
Answer:
1. a/2b 2. 5/6 3. x-1/2 4. y-5/y+5 5. x+5/x-1
Step-by-step explanation: