SOLUTION: what is one fifth of -10 decreased by half the sum of -34 and 4

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Question 800165: what is one fifth of -10 decreased by half the sum of -34 and 4
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what is one fifth of -10 decreased by half the sum of -34 and 4
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(1/5)(-10-(1/2)(-34+4)
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= (1/5)(-10 -(1/2)(-30)
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= (1/5)(-10+15)
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= (1/5)(5)
= 3
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