asked 103k views
0 votes
9(-8-3m) what does this mean combining like terms

asked
User Masster
by
8.2k points

1 Answer

3 votes

Answer:

-72-27m or switch them for -27m-27

Explanation:

We are given the problem:

9(-8-3m)

and are asked to combine like terms.

Combining like terms means to combine terms/values that share similar properties. In this case, it would be single numbers or if we had more than 1 value with "m" as the variable, that.

We would have to use the distributive property in this case to combine like terms, so distribute the 9 to all terms in the parenthesis.

-72-27m

We usually put the variable and coefficient first, so it would be -27m-72.

Hope this helps! :)

answered
User George Sofianos
by
9.0k points

No related questions found

Welcome to Qamnty — a place to ask, share, and grow together. Join our community and get real answers from real people.