A. Find a "route that connects all six friends, either directly or indirectly, for the least total cost. Explain how you found your network. You may write or draw your route in any way. You may
want to add a picture to explain your route. You can go to Insert → Draw in order to draw within
this document or you can draw on paper and Insert → Image.

step-by-step explanation:

if you meant, "on the way from (3, 2) to (3, 14):

x does not change; y increases by 12.

ensure that you have copied down this problem correctly.   .

3. (5x + 1) - (-10x + 6)

simplify the answer choice. combine like terms. remember to distribute the negative to the terms inside the second parenthesis. also remember that two negatives = one positive, and one of each sign = negative.

- (-10x + 6) = + 10x - 6

simplify. combine like terms:

5x + 1 + 10x - 6

5x + 10x + 1 - 6

15x - 5

∴ it is your answer

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