Use the Distributive Property to combine like terms and simplify the expression.
Negative five left parenthesis c plus d right parenthesis plus 7c minus 2d
(1 point)
Responses
2c minus 7d
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2c minus d
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Negative 12c plus 7d
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Negative 5cd
The correct simplified expression is:
-5c + d + 7c - 2d
Combining like terms, we get:
(-5c + 7c) + (d - 2d)
2c - d
Therefore, the correct answer is:
2c minus d