Elementary Algebra

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285194055
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 2 - Real Numbers - Chapters 1-2 Cumulative Review Problem Set - Page 91: 17

Answer

$-2.4$

Work Step by Step

First, we simplify the expression by combining like terms: $-7x+4y+6x-9y+x-y$ =$(-7x+6x+x)+(4y-9y-y)$ =$(-x+x)+(-5y-y)$ =$0+(-6y)$ =$-6y$ Now, we substitute $y=0.4$ into the expression: $-6y=-6(0.4)=-6\times\frac{4}{10}=-\frac{24}{10}=-2.4$
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