Question

Write an equivalent expression by distributing the "-−" sign outside the parentheses: -(-4.2w-7x-5.4)

Answer 1

Answer: 4.2*w + 7*x + 5.4

Step-by-step explanation:

Here we need to remember how the product of different signs works, here is the rule:

(+)*(+) = (+)

(+)*(-) = (-)

(-)*(+) = (-)

(-)*(-) = (+)

Now we want to distribute the negative sign in the equation:

"-(-4.2w-7x-5.4)"

We can write this as:

-(-4.2w-7x-5.4) = (-1)*(-4.2w-7x-5.4)

Now we can distribute the "-1"

Then we get:

(-1)*(-4.2w) + (-1)*(-7x) + (-1)*(-5.4)

We have 3 cases where we need to use the "(-)*(-) = (+)" rule, then we get:

(-1)*(-4.2w) + (-1)*(-7x) + (-1)*(-5.4) = 4.2*w + 7*x + 5.4