Question

Evaluate 5x when x = -5.
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Answer 1

-25

Any number times a negative number is like subtracting that number multiple times, similar to division.

↓ Here is the equation but factored ↓

`5(x)\\5(-5)\\5 x -5\\-25xy`

xy is simply the term used in factoring when a number is combined with its factor in algebra to recreate the value of the starting equation.