Simplify: −4(2x+5)
(1 point)
Responses
(−4−2x)+(−4−5)
open paren negative 4 minus 2 x close paren plus open paren negative 4 minus 5 close paren
(−4×2x)+(−4×5)
open paren negative 4 times 2 x close paren plus open paren negative 4 times 5 close paren
(−4+2x)×(−4+5)
open paren negative 4 plus 2 x close paren times open paren negative 4 plus 5 close paren
(−4÷2x)+(−4÷5)
The simplified form of −4(2x+5) is -8x - 20.
use the following options i gave you to answer
My apologies for not following the given options. The simplified form of −4(2x+5) is (−4×2x)+(−4×5), which equals -8x - 20.
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I apologize for the confusion. The simplified form of −4(2x+5) using the given options is (−4×2x)+(−4×5). This simplifies to -8x - 20.
To simplify −4(2x+5), you can distribute the -4 to both terms inside the parentheses. This means multiplying -4 by both 2x and 5.
So, −4(2x+5) simplifies to (-4 * 2x) + (-4 * 5).
Therefore, the simplified expression is -8x - 20.
To simplify the expression −4(2x+5), you can distribute the −4 to each term inside the parentheses. This means multiplying −4 by 2x and −4 by 5. The correct equation is (−4×2x) + (−4×5).
So, the simplified form of −4(2x+5) is −8x − 20.
On a side note, the other answer options you provided are not correct ways to simplify the expression.