menu
QAmmunity.org
Login
Register
My account
Edit my Profile
Private messages
My favorites
Ask a Question
Questions
Unanswered
Tags
Categories
Ask a Question
Simplify this expression 5b-(5b-2)
asked
Aug 25, 2017
219k
views
3
votes
Simplify this expression 5b-(5b-2)
Mathematics
middle-school
Harshit Trivedi
asked
by
Harshit Trivedi
8.4k
points
answer
comment
share this
share
0 Comments
Please
log in
or
register
to add a comment.
Please
log in
or
register
to answer this question.
1
Answer
2
votes
Let's simplify step-by-step.
5b−
(
5b
−2
)
Distribute the Negative Sign:
=
5b
+
−1
(
5b
−2
)
=
5b
+
−1
(
5b
)
+
(
−1
)
(
−2
)
=
5b
+
−
5b
+2
Combine Like Terms:
=
5b
+
−
5b
+2
=
(
5b
+
−
5b
)
+
(2)
=2
So your anwser is 2!
Alex Link
answered
Aug 31, 2017
by
Alex Link
8.3k
points
ask related question
comment
share this
0 Comments
Please
log in
or
register
to add a comment.
← Prev Question
Next Question →
No related questions found
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.
9.5m
questions
12.2m
answers
Other Questions
How do you estimate of 4 5/8 X 1/3
A bathtub is being filled with water. After 3 minutes 4/5 of the tub is full. Assuming the rate is constant, how much longer will it take to fill the tub?
Write words to match the expression. 24- ( 6+3)
A dealer sells a certain type of chair and a table for $40. He also sells the same sort of table and a desk for $83 or a chair and a desk for $77. Find the price of a chair, table, and of a desk.
The cost of 5 similar digital cameras and 3 similar video cameras is 3213. Each video camera costs 4 times as much as each digital camera. John buys a digital camera and a video camera. How much does he
Twitter
WhatsApp
Facebook
Reddit
LinkedIn
Email
Link Copied!
Copy
Search QAmmunity.org