Question

Which expression is equivalent to the expression shown below? --8x – 2(5 + 4x)​

Answer 1

The expression equivalent to -8x - 2(5 + 4x) is -16x - 10.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the expression equivalent to -8x - 2(5 + 4x), we need to distribute the -2 to both terms inside the parentheses. This gives us:

-8x - 10 - 8x

Next, we can combine like terms by adding the coefficients of the x terms:

-16x - 10

So, the expression equivalent to -8x - 2(5 + 4x) is -16x - 10.