Question

What are some expressions that are equivalent to – 2(5n).

Answer 1

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$\large\textbf{2 negatives = positive}\\\large\textbf{2 positives = positive}\\\large\textbf{1 negative \& 1 positive = negative}\\\large\textbf{1 positive \& 1 negative = negative}\\\\\large\text{Negatives are BELOW 0}\\\large\text{Positives are ABOVE 0}\\\\\large\textsf{Negatives are on the LEFT side of zero.}\\\large\textsf{Positives are on the RIGHT side of zero.}$

$\huge\textsf{-2(5n) \boxed{\rightarrow} \bf -10n}\\\\\\\\\huge\boxed{\rightarrow\text{-2n + (-2n) + (-2n) + (-2n) + (-2n)}}\\\huge\boxed{\rightarrow \text{\bf -2n - 2n - 2n - 2n - 2n}}\\\huge\boxed{\rightarrow{\text{-4n - 2n - 2n - 2n}}}\\\huge\boxed{\rightarrow \text{-6n - 2n - 2n}}\\\huge\boxed{\rightarrow \text{\bf -8n - 2n}}\\\huge\boxed{\rightarrow \boxed{\text{ -10n}}}$

$\huge\text{\bf -5(2n)}\\\huge\boxed{\rightarrow \text{-10n}}$

$\huge\boxed{\text{\bf Therefore, your answers \underline{\underline{could}} be: }}\\\huge\boxed{\bullet \textsf{ -2n - 2n - 2n - 2n -2n}}\huge\checkmark\\\huge\boxed{\bullet \textsf{ -8n - 2n}}\huge\checkmark\\\huge\boxed{\bullet \textsf{ -5(2n)}}\huge\checkmark$

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