Question

Simplify
PLEASE HELP

Answer 1

1.75a - 11

Explanation:

Remember your order of operations, first you want to start inside the parantheses. Nothing can be simplified there so move on to multiplication.

Distribute (mutiply) ¾ with (5a - 16) as well as -⅓ with (6a - 3) to get

3.75a - 12 - 2a + 1

Combine like terms, so 3.75 with -2a as well as -12 with 1.

1.75a - 11

Which you could also write as

⁷⁄₄a - 11 or 1¾a - 11

Answer 2

`\frac 34(5a-16) - \frac 13(6a-3)\\\\=\frac{15a}4 - \frac{48}4 - 2a + 1\\\\=\frac{15a}4 -12-2a+1\\\\=\frac{15a}4 -2a -11\\\\=(15a-8a-44)/(4)\\\\=\frac{7a-44}4`