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Simplify this expression: -5(c-3d + 1)

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Answer:

-5c + 15d - 5

Explanation:

= (-5)(c + -3d + 1)

= (-5)(c) + (-5)(-3d) + (-5)(1)

= -5c + 15d - 5

User Santino Wang
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Answer:

-5c + 15d - 5

Explanation:

1. Distribute the -5 from outside the paranthesis to the inside.

2. Keep in mind the negative signs when you're distributing.

User Vasile Radeanu
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