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What’s the distributive property of -5(1 - 2n)=-85

User Messy
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Answer:

-5 + 10n = -85

10n = -80

n = -8

User Peter Badida
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Answer:

= -8

Explanation:

-5(1 - 2n)=-85

(-5(1)) + (-5(-2n)) = -85

-5 + 10n = -85

10n = -85 + 5

10n = -80

n = -80/10

n = -8

User Mandeep Kumar
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