Someone tell me the answer of an expression equivalent to 4-2(x+5). Please and Thank you.

Zakmck asked Oct 28, 2022

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Answer:

-2x - 6

Explanation:

Multiplication must be done before addition or subtraction. Thus, we leave '4' as is and multiply out -2(x + 5), obtaining:

4 - 2x - 10, or -2x - 6

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