SOLUTION: Evaluate -4(a+b) - 10a/b when a=8 and b=5

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Question 547872: Evaluate -4(a+b) - 10a/b when a=8 and b=5
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-4(a+b) - 10a/b


-4(8+5) - 10*8/5


-4(13) - 10*8/5


-52 - 80/5


-52 - 16


-68


So -4(a+b) - 10a/b = -68 when a = 8 and b = 5