Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Basic Algebra - 9.5 Evaluating Expressions and Formulas - 9.5 Exercises - Page 660: 14

Answer

-21

Work Step by Step

To solve this problem, we first substitute in the given numbers for each variable. We then simplify using the rules of Algebra. Doing this, we find: $$ = (7)(-4) + (7)(1) \\ = -28 +7 \\ = -21$$
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