Question

Simplify: −4(2x+5)

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

-8x - 20

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

To simplify the expression −4(2x+5), we can use the distributive property.

The distributive property states that when we multiply a number by a sum or a difference, we distribute the multiplication to each term inside the parentheses.

In this case, we can distribute the -4 to both the 2x and the 5 inside the parentheses.

So, −4(2x+5) becomes:

-4 * 2x + (-4) * 5

This simplifies to:

-8x - 20

Therefore, the simplified form of −4(2x+5) is -8x - 20.