Simplify the expression.
(-2) 5

 The correct answer is:  " - 10 " .

Step-by-step explanation:

Note that:   " 2 * 5  = 10 " .

Note:  A "negative number" multipled by a "positive number"  ; results in a "negative value" .

→  As such:  " (-2) * (5) "  =  " (-2) * (+5) " = " -10 " .

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x = 2

step-by-step explanation:

if sr parallel to ba then the sides bc and ac are in proportion, that is

= ← substitute values

= ( cross- multiply )

27x = 6(4x + 1)

27x = 24x + 6 ( subtract 24x from both sides )

3x = 6 ( divide both sides by 3 )

x = 2