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Evaluate 10x2y–2 for x = –1 and y = –2.

A: 5/8



B: 40



C:2 1/2



D:10(2)^0

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Explanation:

what you typed in here must be wrong or incomplete.

what you typed is (with explicit multiplication symbols to make it clear)

10×x×2×y - 2

for x=-1 and y=-2

that shows then

10×-1 × 2×-2 - 2 = -10 × -4 - 2 = 40 - 2 = 38

but 38 is not in the answer options.

so, there must be something wrong with your problem description.

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