Question

Which expression is equivalent to 1/4 (8-6x+12)

Answer 1

So:

Let us simply the parenthesis first.

So we have
`\sf{(8-6x+12)}`

We can rearrange the terms and get:


`\sf{(8+12-6x)}`

Which is equal to


`\sf{(20-6x)}`

So now we have to complete it by multiplying it all by 1/4 which is basically dividing it by 4.

So:


`\sf{(20-6x)/(4)}`

Simplifying that, we get:


`\sf{5-(6)/(4)x}`

And reducing that farther we finally get:


`\sf{5-(3)/(2)x}`

Which is your final answer :)