SOLUTION: What is the value of 3|x| - 5|y| if x = –7 and y = –11? (A) –76 (В) -34 (C) –4 (D) 34 (E) 76

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Question 252999: What is the value of 3|x| - 5|y| if x = –7 and y = –11?
(A) –76 (В) -34 (C) –4 (D) 34 (E) 76

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression.


Plug in and


Take the absolute value of -7 to get 7. Take the absolute value of -11 to get 11.


Multiply


Subtract


So when and

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