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4(r-2+y) distribute to creat an equivalent expression with the fewest symbols possible

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Answer: 4r-8+4y

Step-by-step explanation: Distribution is when you multiply every term inside the parantheses by the outside term. So 4(r-2+y)=4(r)+4(-2)+4(y). This is the same as 4r-8+4y. Since none of these are like terms we have the fewest symbols possible.

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