SOLUTION: Let a # b be defined as 3a-b. What is the value of 5 # (-2)

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Question 25307: Let a # b be defined as 3a-b. What is the value of 5 # (-2)
Answer by askmemath(368) About Me  (Show Source):
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5# -2
a # b be defined as 3a-b
So in place of a we write 5 and in place of b we write -2
3(5) - (-2)
15 + 2 = 17