PLEASE HELP = simplify 3/4(-10+2/5)

There are many ways to do this depending on the property you have to use:

If you use the distributive property, you need to distribute 3/4 to -10 and 2/5. Distribute means you will multiply it so your resulting equation will be this:

[tex] \frac{-30}{4} - \frac{6}{20} [/tex]

Before you can add, you need to first make them like terms because you cannot add unlike fractions. Get the LCD and form your new equation:

[tex] \frac{-150+6}{20} [/tex]

Now you can just add them together to get:
[tex] \frac{-144}{20} [/tex]

and then simplify your fraction:
[tex] \frac{-36}{5} [/tex] or - [tex] \frac{36}{5} [/tex] 

The whole fraction becomes negative because when you divide integers and of them is negative, the final answer will be negative.