Math
2006-09-05 16:33:13 · 7 answers · asked by Leo G 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
a-5, I hope this is a 2nd grade assignment
2006-09-05 16:37:59 · answer #1 · answered by Ivan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is called simplification. You cannot work on a, it has no assigned value.
-31+26 could be worked, however. -31 is a negative number, 26 is a positive number and the mathematical operation is addition (of integers of unequal signs).
That will give you -5.
The resulting expression, thus, is -5 + a.
As a rule, the unquantified algebraic term precedes the quantifiable, therefore:
-5 + a = a + (-5) = a-5.
2006-09-06 00:00:53 · answer #2 · answered by Bummerang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe what you meant was simplify the expression -31 + 26 + a.
And yes the answer is
a - 5
2006-09-05 23:41:20 · answer #3 · answered by i-TCHiNGz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a-5
2006-09-05 23:40:22 · answer #4 · answered by ebemdpa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a-5
2006-09-05 23:35:36 · answer #5 · answered by chrisj70 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you can simplify it by combining like terms, but you cant solve an expression which is what u have displayed. combining like terms gives a-5
2006-09-05 23:40:10 · answer #6 · answered by mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you cannot solve something like that because it is not an equation. what you've written is a mathematical expression. if you made it equal to something then you can solve it using simple algebra.
2006-09-05 23:36:44 · answer #7 · answered by st 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋