Question

Which expression is equivalent to 5(2x - 4) + (x - 2)?

a 11(x - 2)
b 11(x - 6)
015(x - 2)
d 15(x-6)


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Answer 1

11(x - 2)

Explanation:

Step 1:

Pulling out like terms:

2.1 Pull out like factors :

2x - 4 = 2 • (x - 2)

Equation at the end of step 2:

10 • (x - 2) + (x - 2)

Step 2:

Pulling out like terms

3.1 Pull out x-2

After pulling out, we are left with :

(x-2) • ( 10 * 1 - (-1) ))