Answer:
36
Step-by-step explanation:
Plug in -7 as m and 2 as n into the expression:
4 | m - n |
4 | -7 -2 |
Solve:
4 | -9 |
4(9)
= 36
<span><span><span><span><span>(5)</span><span>(<span>−3</span>)</span></span>−<span><span>(4)</span><span>(<span>−3</span>)</span></span></span>−3</span>−<span><span>(3)</span><span>(<span>−3</span>)</span></span></span><span>=<span><span><span><span>−15</span>−<span><span>(4)</span><span>(<span>−3</span>)</span></span></span>−3</span>−<span><span>(3)</span><span>(<span>−3</span>)</span></span></span></span><span>=<span><span><span><span>−15</span>−<span>(<span>−12</span>)</span></span>−3</span>−<span><span>(3)</span><span>(<span>−3</span>)</span></span></span></span><span>=<span><span><span>−3</span>−3</span>−<span><span>(3)</span><span>(<span>−3</span>)</span></span></span></span><span>=<span><span>−6</span>−<span><span>(3)</span><span>(<span>−3</span>)</span></span></span></span><span>=<span><span>−6</span>−<span>(<span>−9</span>)</span></span></span><span>=<span>3</span></span>
Answer:
No, because using the distributive property, you would get 5b+15 and 3b+15. The number of b you have is different.
