Question

Use the distributive property and then combine like terms to simplify this expression: 6x - 2(x + 4) Question 4 options:

1. 4x - 8 2. 8x + 4 3. –4x 4. 8x - 8 5. 4x + 16 6. 4x + 4 7. 0

Answer 1

4x-8

Explanation:

Apply the distributive property.

`6x-2(x+4)=6x-2x+8`

Now we have 6x-2x+8. But we can simplify even more.

6x and 2x are like terms.

`6x-2x=4x\\4x-8`

Your answer should be
`4x-8`.