Which property would be used first to simplify the following expression?

4(2x − y + 1) − 3(4x − 2y − 1)

Inverse
Identity
Commutative
Distributive

I cant decide on whether its inverse or distributive, can anyone help me out?

Question

Which property would be used first to simplify the following expression? 

4(2x − y + 1) − 3(4x − 2y − 1) 

Inverse
Identity
Commutative
Distributive

I cant decide on whether its inverse or distributive, can anyone help me out?

anonymous · Answer

distributive.

anonymous · Answer

you need to get the 4 and the -3 distributed

anonymous · Answer

okay, thanks for clearing that up for me :)