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Simplify the expression using the distributive property:
-4 (5x – 10)

User Kfir
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Answer:

the result using the distributibe is: -20x +40

User Chris Midgley
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To use the distributive property, we will multiply each term inside the parenthesis by the term outside of the parenthesis.

-4 * 5x + -10 * -4

-20x + 40

Hope this helps!! :)

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