Question

4 times the difference of x and 2​

Answer 1

The answer can be written in multiple forms

`4 \left(x-2 \right)` or
`4x-8`

Explanation:

Given "4 times the difference of x and 2​".

"Times" is multiplication and can be expressed as *

"the difference of x and y" can be expressed as (x -y)

Therefore in this example we can write

`4 \left(x-2 \right)`

We can leave it as is or simplify it further.

We can simplify it by applying the distributive property.

Distribute the 4.

`(4*x)-(4*2)`

`4x-8`