Simplify the expression to have fewer terms 11x - 4y - 2(2x +2y) *
7x
7x - 8y
15x - 8y
7x - 2y
11x - 4y - 2(2x +2y) can be simplified as:
11x - 4y - 4x - 4y
Combining similar terms:
(11x - 4x) - (4y + 4y)
7x - 8y
So the simplified expression is 7x - 8y.
To simplify the expression 11x - 4y - 2(2x +2y), we need to distribute the -2 to the terms inside the parentheses.
First, we distribute -2 to 2x and 2y:
-2(2x + 2y) = -4x - 4y
Now, we can rewrite the expression:
11x - 4y - 4x - 4y
Next, we combine like terms. The like terms in this case are the terms with the variable x and the terms with the variable y:
(11x - 4x) + (-4y - 4y)
11x - 4x simplifies to 7x, and -4y - 4y simplifies to -8y.
Therefore, the simplified expression with fewer terms is:
7x - 8y.
To simplify the expression, we can distribute the -2 to both terms inside the parentheses:
11x - 4y - 2(2x + 2y)
= 11x - 4y - 4x - 4y
= 11x - 4x - 4y - 4y
= (11x - 4x) + (-4y - 4y)
= 7x - 8y
Therefore, the simplified expression with fewer terms is 7x - 8y.