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Distribute the negative number and simplify-4(5x - 3)

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For us to simplify this question, we have to expand the bracket

We use what we have outside the bracket to multiply through all the terms in the bracket

So we have,

-4(5x-3) = -4 X 5x - 4 X -3

= -20x + 12

The answer after distributing the negative number and expanding the bracket is -20x + 12

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