As a = 0 , there is no sign . Its only 0. Thus the answer is (c)
The rule that represents those numbers is .....idk
First, let's add all the x's.
x + x + x + x + x = 5x
5x - 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
Now, let's add together all the 1's that are being added (not the 1 that is being subtracted from 5x).
1 + 1 + 1 = 3
5x - 1 + 3
3 - 1 = 2
5x + 2
There's no way you can actually solve this unless you know the value of x; without x's value, this is as simplified as the expression is going to get.
Hope this helps!
This problem shows 2/5 times 1/3 (Choice C). You can determine this by looking at the number of complete columns that are shaded out of the total number of columns(2/5). The look at how many complete rows are shaded out of the total number of rows shown(1/3). The overlapping part becomes the answer to the multiplication of these 2 fractions.
