Question

Which expression is equivalent to 12x+(−7)−214x−(−2)?

Answer 1

(23/454/7)(-324)

Explanation:

Answer 2

`-(202x+5)` is the equivalent expression

Explanation:

Given the following expression

`12x+(-7)-214x-(-2)`

We are expected to find and re-write the expression such that it equals the given expression

We proceed by opening all brackets and work operations on signs

`12x-7-214x+2`

collecting like terms we have

`12x-214x-7+2\\\\-202x-5`

we can further re-write the new expression as

`-(202x+5)`