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3 years ago

-4(x - 2) - 3x = 2(5x - 7) + 6

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Allisa [31]3 years ago

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Answer: last option.

Step-by-step explanation:

To apply the Distributive property, remember that:

$c(a-b)=ca-cb$

Then, applying this, you get:

$-4(x - 2) - 3x = 2(5x - 7) + 6\\\\(-4)(x)+(-4)(-2)-3x=(2)(5x)+(2)(-7)+6\\\\-4x+8-3x=10x-14+6$

Combine like terms means that you need to add the like terms.

Therefore, you get:

$-7x+8=10x-8$

You can observe that the expression obtained matches with the expression provided in the last option.

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