Question

(4.5x − 5) − (3.5x − 10)​

Answer 1

1x+5

Explanation:

You are trying to simplify the equation

First distribute the "-"

-(3.5x)=-3.5x -(-10)=10

4.5x-5-3.5x+10

Now combine like terms

4.5x-3.5x=1x -5+10=5

1x+5

Hope this helped!

Answer 2

To simplify this expression, we can use the distributive property of multiplication over addition/subtraction to remove the parentheses:

(4.5x − 5) − (3.5x − 10)

= 4.5x - 5 - 3.5x + 10 (distributing the negative sign to the second term in parentheses)

= (4.5x - 3.5x) + (10 - 5) (grouping like terms)

= 1x + 5

= x + 5

Therefore, (4.5x − 5) − (3.5x − 10) simplifies to x + 5.