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Clear parentheses and combine like terms:​

Clear parentheses and combine like terms:​-example-1
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Answer:


-40s + 90t + 30

Explanation:

Given,
-10(4s - 9t - 3)

To clear parenthesis using the distributive property of multiplication, we have,


-10(4s) -10(-9t) -10(-3)

Negative sign multiplied by negative sign = positive sign


= -40s + 90t + 30

Thus:


-10(4s - 9t - 3) = -40s + 90t + 30

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