Q. Which expression is equivalent to −554−(−751) ?−554+751−554−751751−(−554)554+751
Understand the problem: Understand the problem. We need to find the expression equivalent to the given expression by simplifying it.
Simplify the expression: Simplify the given expression.The given expression is −5(54)−(−7(51)). We need to simplify this by performing the operations indicated.
Simplify first term: Simplify the first term.−5(4)/(5) simplifies to −4 because −5/5 is −1 and −1 multiplied by 4 is −4.
Simplify second term: Simplify the second term.−(−7(1)/(5)) simplifies to +57 because the double negative becomes positive.
Combine simplified terms: Combine the simplified terms.Now we combine −4 and +57. To combine these, we need a common denominator.
Find common denominator: Find a common denominator.The common denominator for 1 and 5 is 5. We express −4 as a fraction with the denominator 5, which is −520.
Combine fractions: Combine the fractions.Now we combine −520 and +57 to get 5−20+7.
Perform addition: Perform the addition.−20+7=−13, so the combined fraction is −513.
Write final expression: Write the final expression.The equivalent expression to the original problem is −513.
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