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Please help. I suck at math. Can someone simply the expression -3x-7(x+4)? ​

User Nohelia
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Answer:


-10x-28

Explanation:


-3x-7(x+4)

Expand by using distributive law:
a(b+c)=ab+ac

Therefore,


-3x-7*x+\left(-7\right)\cdot \:4


-3x-7x-7\cdot \:4


-3x-7x-28

Add the x:


-10x-28

User Zentoaku
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Answer:


- 3x - 7(x + 4) \\ = - 3x - 7x - 28 \\ = - 10x - 28

hope it helped you:)

User Lmpeixoto
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