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Simplify : -0.5(0.8 + 8y)
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Simplify :

-0.5(0.8 + 8y)

User Noman Ali
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Answer:

-0.4-4y

Explanation:

-0.5(0.8+8y)

Distribute -0.5 into the parentheses

= -0.5×0.8+(-0.5)×8y

= -0.4+(-4y)

A negative and a positive make a negative

= -0.4-4y

I hope this helps!

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