Question

What is the value of the expression below when y, equals, 3y=3 and z, equals, 2z=2?
5, y, minus, 5, z
5y−5z

Answer 1

To evaluate the expression \(5y - 5z\) given that \(y = 3\) and \(z = 2\), we can substitute the values of \(y\) and \(z\) into the expression.

First, substitute \(y = 3\) and \(z = 2\):

\[
5y - 5z = 5(3) - 5(2)
\]

Now, calculate each term:

\[
5(3) = 15
\]
\[
5(2) = 10
\]

Substituting these values back into the expression gives:

\[
15 - 10 = 5
\]

Therefore, the value of the expression \(5y - 5z\) is \(\boxed{5}\).