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Whats -4(2x-2)-8 if it was simplied

User MokiTa
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-4(2x - 2) - 8 use distributive property

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

Answer: -4(2x - 2) - 8 = -8x

User Muaaz Salagar
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-4(2x-2)-8

distribute

-8x +8 -8

combine like terms

-8x

Answer: -8x

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