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If f(x) = 1/5x - 11, what is f(−12)?

User Rollo Tomazzi
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To find f(-12), we need to plug -12 in for our x value. This would look like:

f(-12) = 1/5(-12) - 11

f(-12) = -2.4 - 11

f(-12) = -13 2/5 (or -13.4)

Therefore,

f(-12) = -13.4 OR -13 2/5
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