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0.5(-0.4p +0.8)-7p

Pls rewrite in simplest terms

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Answer:

-7.2p +0.4

Explanation:

Use the distributive property to eliminate parentheses.

0.5(-0.4p +0.8) -7p

= -0.2p +0.4 -7p

Combine like terms

= (-0.2 -7)p +0.4

= -7.2p +0.4

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