Question

Which of the following expressions is equivalent to the expression below?

4(5x + 2 - x)

A. 16x + 2
B. 16x + 8
C. 20x + 1
D. 20x + 4

Answer 1

the first thing we have to do is simplify the first equation by using the distributive property

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

and that simplifies to 20x+8-4x
combine like terms
16x+8

Answer 2

I am pretty sure the answer is A. 16x+2