Simplify 1/5m to m/5
2(m/5 - 2) + 3/5
Expand
2m/5 - 4 + 3/5
Simplify
2m/5 - 17/2
Join the denominators
2m - 17/5
Answer:
Explanation:
Use the distributive property to multiply the 2 into the parentheses.
2(1/5m - 2/5) +3/5
= 2 ⋅ (1/5m) + 2⋅ (-2/5) + 3/5
= 2/5m - 4/5 + 3/5
=2/5m - 1/5
Therefore the simplified version is 2/5m - 1/5
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