Question

Simplify the expression using the distributive property:
-4 (-3x — 9y + 4)

Answer 1

12x - 36y - 16.

Explanation:

We can solve this using distributive property.

-4 (-3x — 9y + 4)

= (-4 × - 3x) - (-4 × -9y) + (-4 × 4)

= 12x - 36y - 16.