Mrs. Matthews came up with an expression. Holly and Jim wrote the expression in their notebooks in order to simplify the expression. They compared their expressions. Holly's Notebook

Jim's Notebook

Holly's expression is equal to
, and Jim's expression is equal to
.

So,
's expression is
less than the other expression.

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.

step-by-step explanation:

notice that the equation you are given has -2 (negative 2) on the right side, not 2. when you subtract 5 from a number n, you are finding the difference between the number and 5.

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.

the simplified form is

step-by-step explanation:

we want to simplify the expression,

let us change the middle bar to a normal division sign to obtain,

we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction to obtain,

we factor to obtain,

we cancel the common factors to get,

we simplify to get,

the correct answer is b

d. corresponding side lengths in similar triangles are proportional in length.

step-by-step explanation: