Distribute:
-4(x - 6)
1) -4x + 24
2) -4x -10
3) -4x -2
It's not -4x - 24.
What is your answer?
Hint: two negatives = positive
-4x - 10?
No.
Why did you multiply one term and not the other?
To distribute -4 to (x - 6), you need to multiply -4 with each term inside the parentheses.
Step 1: Distribute -4 to the x term:
-4(x) = -4x
Step 2: Distribute -4 to the -6 term:
-4(-6) = +24 (the double negative becomes positive)
Combining these two results, the correct distribution is -4x + 24. So the correct option is 1) -4x + 24.