| 1 | [quote]Because teacher told me to multiply by negitive to simplify, but I think 4 - 5 is subtraction, not a negiitive 5[/quote] | 1 | [quote]Because teacher told me to multiply by negitive to simplify, but I think 4 - 5 is subtraction, not a negiitive 5[/quote] | 
                
                    | 2 | \n | 2 | \n | 
                
                    | 3 | Don't forget about the invisible multiplication symbol: | 3 | Don't forget about the invisible multiplication symbol: | 
                
                    | 4 | \n | 4 | \n | 
                
                    | 5 | 4 
            [color=#88f]- 
            5[/color] 
            [color=red][b]*[/b][/color] 
            (
            [color=#0f0]9x 
            + 
            8x[/color]) | 5 | 4 
            [color=#88f]- 
            5[/color] 
            [color=red][b]*[/b][/color] 
            [color=#0f0](
            9x 
            + 
            8x)
            [/color] | 
                
                    | 6 | \n | 6 | \n | 
                
                    | 7 | Remember that multiplications and divisions are done before additions and subtractions. As such you [color=red]multiply[/color] [color=#0f0]17x[/color] by [color=#88f]-5[/color]. | 7 | Remember that multiplications and divisions are done before additions and subtractions. As such you [color=red]multiply[/color] [color=#0f0]17x[/color] by [color=#88f]-5[/color]. |