Question

Simplify -7(-5+3x)-4x

Answer 1

Given:

`-7(-5+3x)-4x`

Expanding the bracket,

`\begin{gathered} -7(-5+3x)-4x \\ (-7)(-5)+(-7)(3x)-4x \\ 35-21x-4x \end{gathered}`

Simplifying further,

`35-21x-4x=35-25x`

Therefore, the solution is;

`-7(-5+3x)-4x=35-25x`