Question

Using the distributive property simplify the expression
4(-2 + 3x) - 5

Answer 1

12x-13

Explanation:

multiply the perantheses first, -8+12x-5, the distributive property states we can only add same exponents (x^2 can add into 3x^2 but not 3x) so we add -8 and -5 to get 12x-13