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If a = 2 and b = 3, find the value of 8a-3b/5

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Explanation:

you wrote :

8a - 3b/5

now, by putting the given values of the variables into the place of the variables in the expression we get :

8×2 - 3×3/5 = 16 - 9/5 = 16×5/5 - 9/5 =

= 80/5 - 9/5 = 71/5 = 14 ⅕ = 14.2

or did you mean

(8a - 3b)/5

then we get

(8×2 - 3×3)/5 = (16 - 9)/5 = 7/5 = 1 ⅖ = 1.4

please pick the format your teacher wants you to write the result. and you see how important it is to write an expression correctly.

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