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Simplify by distributing -5(x - 4x)

User Abhishek Agarwal
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Given the expression:


\begin{gathered} -5(x-4x) \\ \end{gathered}

We can distribute the product of 5 with x-4x in the following way:


-5(x-4x)=-5(x)-5(-4x)=-5x+20x=15x

therefore, the simplified expression is -5x + 20x

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