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Use the distributive property to simplify 4(5x-6)

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4(5x-6)=20x-24

Step-by-step explanation

The distributive property tells us how to solve expressions in the form of a(b + c)


a(b+c)=ab+ac

Step 1

Apply the distributive property


\begin{gathered} 4(5x-6) \\ 4(5x-6)=(4\cdot5x)-(4\cdot6) \\ 4(5x-6)=20x-24 \end{gathered}

I hope this helps you

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