Question

Simplify -2(4 – 5s + 12t – 2u)

Answer 1

Answer: -8+10s-24t+4u

Steps: Multiply the parantheses by -2

-2×4-2×(-5s)-2×12t-2×(-2u)

Multiply the numbers and calculate the product.

-8+10s-2×12t-2×(-2u) → -8+10s-24t-2×(-2u) → -8+10s-24t+2×2u

And you get -8+10s-24t+4u

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