The answer should be B. you combine the like terms. when it is a negative sign in front of the parenthesis, when removing the parenthesis, every term inside the parenthesis need to change sign, negative to positive, positive to negative.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The following ratio solves the problem
AM/MN = x / MP
(67.2 - 32) /67.2 = x / 81.9
35.2 / 67.2 = x / 81.9
Cross Multiply
67.2 * x = 81.9 * 35.2
67.2 x = 2882.88
Divide by 67.2
x = 2882.88 / 67.2
x = 42.9
5/24; you get a common denominator then subtract them