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We have two positive numbers and one negative number. We work from left to right. When a positive number is divided by a negative number, the answer is a negative number. The same applied when divided by a positive number.
Now the expression becomes,
.
Answer is .
There is a negative number and zero. Regardless whether the number is positive or negative, anything multiplied by zero is always zero. Answer is .
Simplify the following as far as possible:
If we use the foil method we get the following:
First:
Inner:
Outer:
Last:
If that is simplified we're left wiht
is equal to which of the following?
This is a straightforward problem. Remember that when adding a negative number, you are actually subtracting:
Be sure to remember that the first number is also negative, meaning we are subtracting a number from a negative number:
The answer is -6.25.
Simplify the following as far as possible:
If we use the foil method we get the following:
First:
Inner:
Outer:
Last:
If that is simplified we're left wiht
Solve:
When two negative numbers are being divided, our answer is positive. The quotient is .
Solve:
When multiplying with a positive number and a negative numberr, our answer is negative. The product is .
Which expression simplifies to
results in
when simplifying with the foil method as follows:
First:
Inner:
Outer:
Last:
What expression simplifies to
When simplified using the FOIL method results in the following:
First:
Inner:
Outer:
Last:
When the 2 is distributed and the expression simplified we are left with
A salesman for a car dealership earns 12% commission on all sales. What will be his commission for a week if he sells three cars that week - a $55,000 SUV on Tuesday, a $28,000 car on Thursday, and a $42,000 van on Friday?
The total sale price of the cars he sells will be
.
12% of $125,000 is
,
which is the salesman's commission.