The product of c and 7 can be represented as 7c. When this product is decreased by 4, the mathematical expression would be 7c - 4. This expression simplifies to the result of multiplying c by 7 and then subtracting 4 from that product.
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(a + b) + c = a + (b + c) the parenthesis means you are supposed to add a and b first on the left, but the property tells you it is ok to regroup and add b and c first... you will get the same answer ( 3 + 6) + 7 gives the same answer as 3 + (6 + 7)
7 * (c + 2) = 7 * c + 14
(c + 8)(c - 8)= c^2 - 64
-3
You can use the quadratic formula for an equation of the form a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0. x = (-b +/- sqrt(b^2-4*a*c))/(2*a) In this case: a = 1 b = -3 c = -28 x = (3 +/- sqrt(9 - 4*(-28)))/2 x = (3 +/- sqrt(121))/2 x = (3 +/- 11)/2 x = 7 or -4 Another option is to attempt to simplify the equation into the form (x-a)(x-b) = 0. Sometimes you can do this by observation. For example: 28 = 4*7 7-4 = 3 Thus: (x-7)(x+4)=0 In this case, a and b are known as the "roots" of the equation, with a = 7 and b = -4.