Why not draw the graph of y=|x|? It has a v-shape, and the vertex is at (0,0).
The graph of f(x) = |x| - 3 looks exactly the same, EXCEPT that the whole graph of |x| is shifted 3 units downward. The smallest value that y can have is therefore -3.
Can you now figure out the range of f(x)?
When you add 12, 6, 4 and 2, you will get 24. 12 of the 24 teams wear red shirts, so for every 2 teams there would be 1 team wearing red
2(a+3) + 3(2a-1)
First, let's use the distributive property to expand 2(a+3):
2(a+3) = 2*a + 2*3 = 2a + 6
Let's use the distributive property now to expand 3(2a-1):
3(2a - 1) = 3*2a - 3*1 = 6a - 3
So 2(a+3) + 3(2a-1) = 2a + 6 + 6a - 3
Now you calculate variables between each others, and numbers between each others:
2a + 6 + 6a - 3 = 2a + 6a + 6 - 3 = 8a + 3
So the simplified form of 2(a+3) + 3(2a-1) is 8a + 3.
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The answer for the equation is -1