(a) I'd say sometimes true. 3 + -7= -4 , -5 + 3= -2 , 8+-5=3, 7+-7=0
(b) I'm not too sure about this one but I what i know is that if the positive number is higher than the negative number it will be a positive. If you are adding both a negative number and a positive number that is the same value it will be 0. And if you are adding a negative that is higher than the positive it will be a negative number.
I hope this helped a bit.. (:
Answer:
The statement, one fifth of the square of a number is written as

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Step-by-step explanation:
A coefficent is a numerical or constant quantity placed before and multiplying the variable in an algebraic expression. Or in other words, the number being multiplied with the variable. For example, the 4 in 4x.
The expression is -3x + 1. If we go back to the definition, the coefficient is the number combined with the variable.
So the answer is -3.
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A. about 14
divide 72/5= 14.4 which rounds to 14
Answer:
40 girls
Step-by-step explanation:
Set up a proportion where x is the number of girls in band class:
= 
Cross multiply and solve for x:
3x = 120
x = 40
So, there were 40 girls in band class.