Evaluate x - 2y if x = -3 and y = -6

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x - 2y
= -3 - 2(-6)
= - 3 + 12
= 9

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The answer is 30 because -3-2=-3+(-2)=-5 then -5(-6) equals 30 because when you multiply two negatives it equals a positive

Tchar answered Jul 7, 2019

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