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-2(x -3) what number should be distributed

User Dgrandes
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-2

-2 is on the outside of the parentheses, meaning it should be distributed to everything inside the parentheses

so, -2(x-3) is actually (-2x) + (-2 *-3)
User Darwin Von Corax
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Answer:

-2

Explanation:

-2 needs to be distributed to the rest of the equation so that gives you -2x+6

User Mattgately
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