Evaluate the expression.

7d – 5c
if d = 7 and c = 3

Choose the best answer from the options below:
A 50
B 40
C 20
D 34

1 answer

To evaluate the expression \(7d - 5c\) using the given values \(d = 7\) and \(c = 3\), we can substitute the values into the expression:

\[ 7d - 5c = 7(7) - 5(3) \]

Calculating \(7(7)\):

\[ 7(7) = 49 \]

Calculating \(5(3)\):

\[ 5(3) = 15 \]

Now substitute these results back into the expression:

\[ 49 - 15 \]

Now perform the subtraction:

\[ 49 - 15 = 34 \]

Therefore, the value of the expression is \(34\).

The best answer from the options provided is D. 34.