Answer:
16x + 8y -3/2
Explanation:
The expression can be represented mathematically as follows.
-2(-8x - 4y + 3/4) = - 10x - 8y - 1 1/4
-2(-8x - 4y + 3/4) = - 10x - 8y - 5/4
The first way to solve this expression is by opening the bracket by multiplying the outside values by the inner values.
-2(-8x - 4y + 3/4)
Multiply -2 by all the values in the brackets
-2 × - 8x = 16x not - 10x
-2 × - 4y = 8y not -8y
-2 × 3/4 = -6/4 = - 3/2 not -5/4
Bringing the value together the expected answer will be 16x + 8y -3/2 and not - 10x - 8y - 5/4.