What happens when a number is subtracted on the outside of the parentheses

Suppose there is a simple index of three stocks, stock abc, stock xyz, and stock qrs. stock abc opens on day 1 with 4000 shares at $3.15 per share. stock xyz opens on day 1 with 5000 shares at $4.30 per share. stock qrs opens on day 1 with 6000 shares at $4.60 per share. the price of stock abc on day 8 begins at $3.50. the price of stock xyz on day 8 begins at $3.90. stock qrs opens on day 8 with a price of $4.50 per share. assume that each stock has the same number of shares that it opened with on day 1. what is the rate of change of this simple index over 1 week?

Describe a situation that you could represent with the inequality x< 17

Isabel graphed the following system of equations. 2x – y = 6 y = -3x + 4 she came up with the solution (2,-2). what were the 3 steps she did to get that solution? (make sure they are in the correct order)