3 years ago

What is the simplified expression for the expression below? -1/5(5x+20)-1/4(4x-28)

2 answers:

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You need to distribute the numerical factors for each term in the parenthesis:

$\dfrac{-1}{5}(5x+20)-\dfrac{1}{4}(4x-28) = \dfrac{-1}{5}\cdot 5x + \dfrac{-1}{5}\cdot 20 + \dfrac{-1}{4} \cdot 4x + \dfrac{-1}{4} \cdot (-28)$

This equals

$-x-4-x+7 = -2x+3$

WITCHER [35]3 years ago

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Answer:

-2x+3

Step-by-step explanation:

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