In order to list them from least to greatest is by finding the smallest number first. Negative numbers are always less than positive, so -3/8 and -0.65 have to be ordered first. -3/8 or -0.38 is greater than -0.65, so -0.65 would be first. Then the next negative which is -0.65 comes next. the last two fractions are 2/4 or 1/2 or 0.5 and 5/16 or 0.31. 0.5 is greater than 0.31, so the order is -0.65, -3/8, 5/16, and 2/4. Hope this helps!
B. because the negative numbers are the smallest so they have to come first and -14.6 is smaller than -1.295. a.07 is smaller than 24.6 and 159 is the largest number listed.
C. -X to the 3rd power, 4x to the second power and 5x all share the common factor or X, therefore you put it outside the parenthesis. What you have left is -X to the second power minus 4x minus 5.
What do you want to calculate?
CALCULATE IT!
Solve
Graph
Lesson
Problem:
Solve
x
+
2
y
=
−
6
;
3
x
+
8
y
=
−
20
Steps:
I will solve your system by substitution.
(You can also solve this system by elimination.)
x
+
2
y
=
−
6
;
3
x
+
8
y
=
−
20
Step: Solve
x
+
2
y
=
−
6
for x:
x
+
2
y
+
−
2
y
=
−
6
+
−
2
y
(Add -2y to both sides)
x
=
−
2
y
−
6
Step: Substitute
−
2
y
−
6
for
x
in
3
x
+
8
y
=
−
20
:
3
x
+
8
y
=
−
20
3
(
−
2
y
−
6
)
+
8
y
=
−
20
2
y
−
18
=
−
20
(Simplify both sides of the equation)
2
y
−
18
+
18
=
−
20
+
18
(Add 18 to both sides)
2
y
=
−
2
2
y
2
=
−
2
2
(Divide both sides by 2)
y
=
−
1
Step: Substitute
−
1
for
y
in
x
=
−
2
y
−
6
:
x
=
−
2
y
−
6
x
=
(
−
2
)
(
−
1
)
−
6
x
=
−
4
(Simplify both sides of the equation)
Answer:
x
=
−
4
and
y
=
−
1
