How do you evaluate $x - 3 y$ $x - 3y$ if x = 3 and y = -2?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-30T17:32:21

$= 9$ $=9$

The expression provided is:
$x - 3 y$ $x - 3y$

The values for variables are:
$x = 3, y = - 2$ $color(blue)(x=3), color(green)(y = -2$

$x - 3 y = 3 - (3 \cdot (- 2))$ $x - 3y = color(blue)(3) - (3 * color(green)(( -2)))$

$= 3 + 6$ $= 3 + 6$

$= 9$ $=9$

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