Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Basic Algebra - 9.5 Evaluating Expressions and Formulas - 9.5 Exercises - Page 660: 19

Answer

Guntis accidentally plugged in x as 3 instead of as -3.

Work Step by Step

To solve this problem correctly, we first substitute in the given numbers for each variable. We then simplify using the rules of Algebra. Doing this, we find: $$ =-(-3) + (-4)(-1) \\ =3 +4 \\ =7$$
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