Question

If a=-1and b=-2 what will be 3a+5-8a+1

Answer 1

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Answer 2

substituting the values in the equation
3(-1)+5-8(-1)+1
-3 +5+8+1
=11
but I feel that the question might be
3a+5-8b+1
so the and is
3(-1)+5-8(-2)+1
-3+5+16+1
= 19