Question

Use the distributive property to simplify the expression.

–7(8x – 3) + x
A.
x + 10
B.
–15x + 4
C.
–9x – 4
D.
–55x + 21

Answer 1

To solve this, multiply -7 by everything in the parenthesis

after this you get -56x+21+x

Now combine like terms if needed (in this case it is)

After doing this you get -55x+21

The answer is D.