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Which expression is equivalent to the one below?

o -1/2(10+ 1/4)

o -5 - 1/4

o -5 + 1/8

o -5 +1/4

Please help me :)

User Acushner
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Answer:

The answer is -5 + 1/8

Explanation:

If you use the distributive property, which is mandatory with parenthesis you first multiply -1/2 by 10 which is -5. The next step is to multiply -1/2 by 1/4 which is -0.125 or -1/8, which the closest answer to it is -5 + 1/8. Hope this helps :)

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