Question

Evaluate the expression when \(x=-3\) and \(y=6 .\) $$\frac{3 x}{x+y}$$

Short answer

The evaluation of the expression is -3.

Step-by-step solution

Substitute the given values

Replace each variable in the expression with the given values. This gives us: \( \frac{3(-3)}{-3+6} \).

Simplify the numerator and denominator

Execute multiplication in the numerator and the addition in the denominator: -9 in the numerator and 3 in the denominator.

Execute the division

Execute the division operation by dividing the numerator by the denominator: \(\frac{-9}{3}\).