Can someone help me understand where the positive 2 came from?

4(-2)-(0)-2(-1)

a negative number multiplied by a negative number will always equal a positive number as the two negatives cancel each other out.

-2 multiplied by -1 equals positive 2

this is why the 2 is positive.

answer:

what is your question that you ask

step-by-step explanation:

answer: solve 5\cdot 2^x=2405⋅2  

x

=2405, dot, 2, start superscript, x, end superscript, equals, 240.

solution

to solve for xxx, we must first isolate the exponential part. to do this, divide both sides by 555 as shown below. we do not multiply the 555 and the 222 as this goes against the order of operations!

\begin{aligned} 5\cdot 2^x& =240 2^x& =48 \\ \end{aligned}  

5⋅2  

x

2  

x

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=240

=48

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step-by-step explanation: