Answer
-9
Work Step by Step
We plug in 4 for m, -1/2 for p, and -1 for n as the instructions tell us to do:
$8(-1/2) -(-5(-1)) \\\\ =-4 -5 \\\\ =-9$
Note, we multiply before subtracting to comply with order of operations.
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 1 - Foundations for Algebra - 1-8 An Introduction to Equation - Mixed Review - Page 58: 79
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