Question

Rewrite each quotient as a sum or a difference.

- 3x +5

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Answer 1

-3x/2 + 5/2

Explanation:

Given

(-3x + 5)/2

Required

Rewrite as a sum or a difference

The implication of this, is to split the quotients...

(-3x + 5)/2 can be splited as

-3x/2 + 5/2

The answer can be left in the above format or simplified further as thus:

-1.5x + 2.5

Hence:

(-3x + 5)/2 = -3x/2 + 5/2