Question

Use the distributive property and add like terms 5(3x-4) -8x

Answer 1

`\huge{ \fbox{ \sf{7x - 20}}}`

Explanation:

`\star{ \sf{ \: 5(3x - 4) - 8x}}`

`\text{Step \: 1 \: : Distribute \: 5 \: through \: the \: parentheses}`

`\mapsto{ \sf{5 * 3x - 5 * 4 - 8x}}`

`\mapsto{ \sf{15x - 20 - 8x}}`

`\text{Step \: 2 \: : Collect \: like \: terms}`

`\sf{Like \: terms \: are \: those \: which \: have \: the \: same \: base.}`

`\mapsto{ \sf{15x - 8x - 20}}`

`\mapsto{ \boxed{\sf{7x - 20}}}`

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