SOLUTION: Evaluate: ab-a/b if a=10 and b=2

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Question 673929: Evaluate: ab-a/b if a=10 and b=2
Answer by IWork4Dessert(60) About Me  (Show Source):
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Just plug in the numbers in place of the letters.
If a=10 and b=2, look at ab and know that it'll be 10x2, since whenever two numbers/variables are next to each other they'll be multiplied.
Therefore a/b will equal 10/2, since the / means division always.
Put it together!
10x2 - 10/2
10x2=20
10/2=5
20-5=15
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