Answer: $10
Step-by-step explanation:
$4/40 golf balls = $1/10 golf balls
$1/10 = x/100, x=100/10, x=$10
56, you are dividing by -2 each time
−<span>3<span>(<span><span>4a</span>−<span>5b</span></span>)</span></span><span>=<span><span>(<span>−3</span>)</span><span>(<span><span>4a</span>+<span>−<span>5b</span></span></span>)</span></span></span><span>=<span><span><span>(<span>−3</span>)</span><span>(<span>4a</span>)</span></span>+<span><span>(<span>−3</span>)</span><span>(<span>−<span>5b</span></span>)</span></span></span></span><span>=<span><span>−<span>12a</span></span>+<span>15<span>b</span></span></span></span>
It's "commutative property," which says that (for addition/multiplication) order of the operator doesn't matter. For eg, 3 * 5 = 5 * 3.
Associative property (again, of multiplication and addition) means that it doesn't matter how you solve an expression if the same operand is used and some numbers are grouped. For eg. 3 * (5 * 4) = (3 * 5) * 4.