math / algebra: 1/5(25x - 1) - 1/10(30x - 5)

[tryangul]

1/5(25x-1)-1/10(30x-5) ?

 

[stapel]

1/5(25x-1)-1/10(30x-5) ?

Your formatting is unclear. Do you mean either of the following?

. . . . .\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{5(25x\, -\, 1)}\, -\, \frac{1}{10(30x\, -\, 5)}\)

. . . . .\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{5}(25x\, -\, 1)\, -\, \frac{1}{10}(30x\, -\, 5)\)

What were the instructions for this? Are you supposed to simplify, evaluate, or something else? What have you tried? Where are you stuck?

Please be complete. Thank you!

Eliz.

 

[fasteddie65]

1/5(25x-1)-1/10(30x-5) ?

I am fairly confident that the expression should be (1/5)(25x - 1) - (1/10)(30x - 5) = 5x - 1/5 - 3x + 1/2 = 2x + 3/10