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Expand the problem by using the distribute property 2(-6.1-4x)

User Peter Kovacs
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You have the following expression:


2(-6.1-4x)

when you use the distributive property you obtain:


\begin{gathered} 2(-6.1-4x)=2(-6.1)+2(-4x) \\ =-12.2-8x \end{gathered}

Hence, the expanded expression is -12.2 - 8x

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