SOLUTION: Problem: 7m/2n-8p/n m=(-4) n=(2) p=(1.5) do i start the problem this way 7(-4)/2(2) getting -28/4=(-7) or do I start like this: 7(-4)=(-28)/2=(-14); (-14)x2=(-28) If I sta

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7m/2n-8p/n m=(-4) n=(2) p=(1.5)
do i start the problem this way 7(-4)/2(2) getting -28/4=(-7) or do I start like this: 7(-4)=(-28)/2=(-14); (-14)x2=(-28)
If I start the first way I get (-13) if I start the second way I get (-34) which is correct?
Thank-you
This question is from textbook prentise hall mathmatics Algebra 1

Answer by checkley77(12844)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
7m/2n-8p/n
M=-4, N=2, P=1.5
(7*-4)/(2*2)-(8*1.5)/2
-28/4-12/2
-7-6=-13 ANSWER.

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