If you are trying to distribute, then you should do these steps:
- Distribute (multiply) 5 to everything in the parentheses. 5 x t = 5t 5 x -4 = -20 (We multiply 5 by -4 because we have to keep the sign in front of the 4.)
- Since this is the simplest form possible for this equation, your answer - - would be: 5t - 20
