Question

Help please it’s timed

Answer 1

Answer: D

Explanation:

`{ \tt{(3x - 1) - 2(x + 2)}}`

• open the brackets following distributive property of equality:

`= { \tt{3x - 1 - 2x - 4}} \\ \\{ \tt{ = 3x - 2x - 1 - 4}}`

• simplify:

`{ \tt{ = x - 5}}`