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Use the distributive property to rewrite the expression -1/2(4x-16y+10z) .

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Answer:

-2x + 8y - 5z

Explanation:

-1/2*4x = -2x

-1/2 * - 16y = 8y

-1/2 * 10z = - 5z

Combine

-2x + 8y - 5z

If you break the question apart like this, you will never get confused by what the signs do. What is left for signs is what you put in the answer.

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