Question

Which expression is equivalent to -1/3 ( 6x + 15 ) - 3?

a) -2x + 12
b) -2x + 2
c) -2x - 2
d) -2x - 8​

Answer 1

The correct answer B

Answer 2

The correct answer is (D) -2x - 8.

To simplify the expression -1/3 ( 6x + 15 ) - 3, we can first apply the distributive property to the term in parentheses:

-1/3 ( 6x + 15 ) - 3 = -1/3 * 6x - 1/3 * 15 - 3

Then we can simplify using the properties of multiplication and division:

-1/3 * 6x - 1/3 * 15 - 3 = -2x - 5 - 3

Finally, we can combine like terms:

-2x - 5 - 3 = -2x - 8

The correct answer is therefore (D) -2x - 8.✅