Evaluate the function y = 17 - x. when x = - 6

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Larry Myers

Mathematics

30 August, 11:02

Evaluate the function y = 17 - x. when x = - 6

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Alanna Hooper · Answer 1

Y=17 - (-6) changes the equation to y=17+6 (since two negatives make a positive) and make the answer 23

Micah Werner · Answer 2

Evaluate just means solve it. If x is - 6, that just means put - 6 in for x and solve.

y=17 - - 6. Subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive, so it's the same as y=17 + 6, which is y=23.