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if you can't read it it says : rewrite the expression (1/2)(x - y) -4 using the distributive property

if you can't read it it says : rewrite the expression (1/2)(x - y) -4 using the distributive-example-1

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The given expression is

(1/2)(x - y) -4

When applying the ditributive property, we multiply each term inside the bracket by the term outside the bracket. Thus, we have

1/2 * x - 1/2 * y - 4

= x/2 - y/2 - 4

Thus, the correct option is C

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