Question

Apply the distributive property to create an equivalent expression.
4(x - 2 + y) =

Answer 1

4x - 8 + 4y

Explanation:

When an expression inside a pair of brackets is multiplied by a value, all you need to do is multiply each term inside the brackets by that coefficient:

4(x - 2 + y)

= 4 × x - 4 × 2 + 4 × y

= 4x - 8 + 4y

Answer 2

4x - 8 + 4y

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