CEMC Cayley, 2024

Algebra Difficulty 1.1 Junior Find the answer Canada

If $x = 3$ , the value of $-(5x - 6x)$ is

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Solution

When $x = 3$ , we have $-(5x - 6x) = -(-x) = x = 3$ .

Alternatively, when $x = 3$ , we have
$-(5x - 6x) = -(15 - 18) = -(-3) = 3$ .

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