Use the distributive property to simplify this expression: negative 2 (3 x + x minus 5). 1. Using order of operations, combine l
ike terms in the parentheses: negative 2 (4 x + negative 5). 2. Distribute negative 2 to each term in the parentheses. Arrows are drawn from negative 2 to 4 x and from negative 2 to negative 5. What is the simplified algebraic expression?
4x – 5
–8x – 5
–8x + 10
–8x – 10
