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Evaluate the expression if x=-1 and y=-2. 3xy+3

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The result of the evaluation is 9

Step-by-step explanation

In these 'evaluation' problems we have to replace each variable by the given value. Here, we have to replace every x we find in the expression by the value -1 and every y by the value -2:


\begin{gathered} 3xy+3 \\ \text{replace} \\ 3(-1)(-2)+3 \end{gathered}

The product of two negative numbers gives a positive number as a result:


3\cdot2+3

As shown above, we have to start by the products and divisions in each term:


3\cdot2+3=6+3

And finally add or subtract the terms:


6+3=9

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