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What is negative 3 over positive 15 times the absolute value of negative 15? Please help me!!

 

-3/15 x l-15l

 Oct 23, 2016
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edited by Guest  Oct 23, 2016
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Simplify the following:
(-3 abs(-15) x)/15

The gcd of -3 and 15 is 3, so (-3 x abs(-15))/15 = ((3 (-1)) x abs(-15))/(3×5) = 3/3×-(x abs(-15))/5 = -(x abs(-15))/5:
(-1 abs(-15) x)/5

Since -15<=0, then abs(-15) = 15:
-(15 x)/5

15/5 = (5×3)/5 = 3:
Answer: |-3 x

 Oct 23, 2016
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Simplify the following:
(-3 abs(-15))/15

The gcd of -3 and 15 is 3, so (-3 abs(-15))/15 = ((3 (-1)) abs(-15))/(3×5) = 3/3×(-abs(-15))/5 = (-abs(-15))/5:
(-1 abs(-15))/5

Since -15<=0, then abs(-15) = 15:
(-15)/5

15/5 = (5×3)/5 = 3:
Answer: |-3

 Oct 23, 2016

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