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Which expression is equivalent to -3.5(4x - 3) ? And why?

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10.5 - 14x

We can distribute the -3.5 to the polynomial (4x - 3) by multiplying each term by -3.5, so

(-3.5)(4x) + (-3.5)(-3) = -14x + 10.5, rearranged to 10.5 - 14x
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