Question

Simplify expression- 9a-4(2a+5)

Answer 1

Apply the distributive property.
9
a
−
4
(
2
a
)
−
4
⋅
5
9
a
-
4
(
2
a
)
-
4
⋅
5
Multiply
2
2
by
−
4
-
4
.
9
a
−
8
a
−
4
⋅
5
9
a
-
8
a
-
4
⋅
5
Multiply
−
4
-
4
by
5
5
.
9
a
−
8
a
−
20
Subtract
8
a
8
a
from
9
a
9
a
.

a-20