SOLUTION: With this problem (5x- 6) - (2x - 3) do I multiply to get 10x2-15x-12x+18 or just do simple subtraction?
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Question 457624: With this problem (5x- 6) - (2x - 3) do I multiply to get 10x2-15x-12x+18 or just do simple subtraction?
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, oberobic:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
just do simple subtraction
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
As you shown the problem, the minus sign indicates subtraction. If the minus sign were, in fact, a dot, then it would be multiplication. Aside from your not yet collecting terms, your multiplication is correct.
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