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Simplify 4xy-2x+4x-8xy

User Anvesh
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Answer: -4xy + 2x

Explanation:

4xy - 8xy = -4xy

4x - 2x = 2x

User Kurt Hamilton
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Answer:

2x - 4xy or 2x(1 - 2y)

Explanation:

Simplify 4xy-2x+4x-8xy

We can start by rearranging the expression;

4xy-8xy -2x + 4x

Then we add or subtract numbers with the same variable

-4xy + 2x

We can further factorize the above since 2x is common between the two numbers, so we will factor out 2x

2x(-2y + 1)

This can be re-write as;

2x(1 - 2y)

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